Mid Freq #6 (251-300)

sedition – rebellion; incitement
spat – small quarrel
venerate – respect deeply
voracious – extremely greedy; ravenous
ambivalent – uncertain; mixed feelings
apostate – deserter of faith/belief
austere – strict; plain; severe
gregarious – sociable; group-loving
inane – silly; stupid
infinitesimal – extremely tiny
loath – unwilling; reluctant
paucity – scarcity; shortage
pungency – sharpness (taste/smell)
surreptitious – secretive; sneaky
totter – sway; wobble
warble – sing softly; trill
whet – sharpen; stimulate

abject – wretched; miserable
acrimonious – bitter; hostile
brusque – abrupt; rude
cajole – coax; persuade gently
castigate – criticize harshly
chaff – worthless matter; tease
coagulate – clot; thicken
comely – attractive
equanimity – calmness; composure
equivocal – ambiguous; unclear
exigency – urgent need
fastidious – very careful; fussy
harangue – long, critical rant
itinerant – traveling; wandering
maelstrom – whirlpool; chaos
placate – calm; appease
polemical – controversial; argumentative
prattle – chatter meaninglessly
rejoinder – quick reply; comeback
staid – serious; unemotional
tedium – boredom
turbid – cloudy; unclear

affable – friendly; pleasant
assiduous – diligent; hardworking
avarice – greed
contortion – twist; distortion
desiccate – dry out
despondent – depressed; hopeless
dissemble – pretend; deceive
distend – expand; swell
explicate – explain clearly
extricate – free; disentangle
fallacious – false; misleading