Read 101 Full Word List

Unit 1

Chapter 1

Absolve - to clear of guilt
Adamant - to be firm about, set in
Amiable - kind, good-natured
Amoral - without good morals/ethical principle
Animosity - hatred
Antagonist - enemy
Eccentric - varying, strange, odd
Encounter - meeting
Epitome - the example of/face of
Malign - to speak ill of, talk ish about

Chapter 2

acclaim - praise
adjacent- near, close to, next to
elicit - to bring out/draw forth
engross - to hold interest of
escalate - to rise, expand, increase, intensify
exploit- to take advantage of/ use selfishly or unethically
methodical - with a method, done in a certain way, orderly
obsolete - no longer active or in use, extinct
tangible - able to touch/feel, solid
terminate - to end

Chapter 3

allusion - nod to/hint to
altruistic - unselfish
appease - to please, to calm
arbitrary - impulsive
assail - to attack
banal - unoriginal
euphemism - a term that doesn’t offend/a softer term
mercenary - greedy
syndrome - a group of symptoms
taint - negatively effect - to damage

Chapter 4

Calamity - a tragedy
Comprehensive - complete
Conventional - usual
Flagrant - obvious, blatant
Fluctuate - to change/vary
Persevere - to keep going
Ponder - to think about
Rehabilitate - to return to normal life
Turmoil - conflict/disorder
Venture - to dare

Chapter 5

Attest - to declare to be true
Attribute - a characteristic
Discern - to see clearly
Dispatch - to send to a specific place or to specific business
Enhance - to make better
Enigma - a puzzle
Exemplify - to illustrate
Mobile - movable
Nocturnal - of the night
Orient - to locate

Unit 2

Chapter 6

Concurrent - occurring at the same time
Confiscate - to take away, take possession of
Constitute - to form
Decipher - to make sense of, figure out
Default - to not do as expected
Hypothetical - made up, imaginary
Nominal - very little
Predominant - main
Prerequisite - a requirement
Recession - an economic setback

Chapter 7

Degenerate - to get worse
Implausible - not valid, unbelievable, unlikely
Incoherent - not understandable, unclear
Intercede - to plead for someone
Intricate - detailed, complicated
Sanctuary - safety, comfort, shelter
Scrutiny - criticism, attention, examination, inspection
Sinister - evil
Suffice - to be enough, adequate
Vulnerable - open to attack, unguarded, susceptible

Chapter 8

Blatant - unmistakeable
Blight - something that hurts
Contrive - to think up
Garble - to jumble
Gaunt - very thin
Gloat - to be overly self satisfied
Immaculate - very clean, spotless
Plagiarism - the stealing of ideas
Qualm - a guilty feeling
Retaliate - to take revenge

Chapter 9

Curtail - to shorten
Devastate - to lay ruin to, to greatly upset
Digress - to go off the subject
Incentive - encouragement, goal
Incorporate - to blend, combine, join together
Indispensable - needed
Intermittent - irregular
Rigor - work, hardship
Squander - to misuse, waste
Succumb - to give up, yield

Chapter 10

Alleviate - to ease
Benefactor - financial supporter
Covert - hidden, secret
Cynic - someone who thinks the worst about things
Demise - death
Infamous - having a bad reputation
Intrinsic - fundamental
Revulsion - hatred
Speculate - to guess
Virile - having attractive male qualities

Unit 3

Chapter 11

Abstain :: to sacrifice; deny oneself
Affiliate :: to join; associate
Agnostic :: one who feels we can’t know if a god exists
Aspire :: goal, want, wish
Benevolent :: charitable
Deficit - a lack
Dissent - opposition
Diversion - a way to relax
Lucrative - making a lot of money, financially rewarding
Mandatory - required, essential

Chapter 12

Charisma - charm, personal appeal
Contemporary - today’s
Contend - to declare
Conversely - in contrast
Extrovert - one who enjoys socialization
Poignant - affecting the emotions
Prevalent - known, noticeable, found frequently
Proponent - a supporter
Quest - journey, hunt
Traumatic - something causing trauma; negatively impactful; extremely upsetting

Chapter 13

Congenial - friendly
Flippant - disrespectful, rude
Impasse - a deadlock
Perception - perspective
Prompt - command, encourage, cause
Prone - tending
Rapport - personal connection
Rationale - explanation
Relentless - unyielding, nonstop
Reprisal - revenge

Chapter 14

Averse - against, opposed
Detract - to take away
Disdain - hatred, disrespect
Divulge - to tell
Elation - excitement, joy, happiness
Endow - to equip
Expulsion - getting rid of; forced out; thrown out
Mortify - to embarrass; shame
Nullify - to erase; cancel
Ominous - threatening, menacing

Chapter 15

Commemorate - to celebrate
Complacent - too much at ease
Consensus - a majority view
Deplete - to use up
Diligent - hardworking, focused
Empathy - a sympathetic understanding
Menial - unskilled
Niche - a suitable place
Transcend - to go beyond
Waive - to get rid of, to give up

Unit 4

Chapter 16

Condone - to allow; excuse
Contemplate - to think deeply about; consider
Feasible - possible
Feign - to fake
Fiscal - financial
Furtive - sneaky
Gape - to stare
Pathetic - miserable, inadequate
Precedent - example, expectation, model
Punitive - punishing

Chapter 17

Cryptic - mysterious, puzzling
Deficient - lacking
Depict - to show
Detrimental - extremely harmful
Implicit - built in, unspoken
Inhibition - an inner block
Ironic - being opposite to what is expected, unexpected
Rupture - to burst, come apart
Saturate - to fill
Vindictive - vengeful, spiteful

Chapter 18

Constrict - to trap, squeeze
Exhaustive - complete, detailed
Fallible - imperfect
Formulate - to make, develop
Genial - friendly, good-natured
Habitat - an area of shelter, a territory
Pragmatic - sensible
Pretentious - self-centered, undeservedly important-seeming
Reconcile - to forgive, to deal with, to bring to accept
Vile - disgusting

Chapter 19

Avid - committed, devoted
Dwindle - to thin out, to decrease
Esteem - respect, admiration
Evoke - to bring out
Legacy - an inherited gift
Mediate - to foster communications peacefully, to settle
Muted - silent, soft
Nurture - to take care of
Pacify - to silence, soothe
Transient - short-lived

Chapter 20

Aloof - cool
Ambivalent - having mixed feelings
Augment - to make better, add to
Dispel - to eliminate
Explicit - specific, inappropriate
Longevity - long life
Magnitude - strength
Mundane - commonplace
Obscure - modified, unclear
Render - to make