Advancing Vocab

detriment - (n) disadvantage

dexterous - (adj) skilled

discretion - (n) good sense

facetious - (adj) funny, joking

gregarious - (adj) outgoing

optimum - (adj) ideal

ostentatious - (adj) showy

scrupulous - (adj) ethical

sensory - (adj) of the senses

vicarious - (adj) indirect

collaborate - (v) team up

despondent - (adj) depressed

instigate - (v) cause

resilient - (adj) quick to recover

retrospect - (n) looking back

rudimentary - (adj) basic

scoff - (v) ridicule

squelch - (v) hold back

venerate - (v) honor

zealot - (n) an extremist

ambiguous - (adj) unclear

dissident - (n) a rebel

embellish - (v) decorate

fritter - (v) waste

inadvertent - (adj) not intended

inane - (adj) silly

juxtapose - (v) put side by side to compare

lethargy - (n) inactivity

sporadic - (adj) irregular

subsidize - (v) pay for

berate - (v) scold angrily

estrange - (v) dislike

euphoric - (adj) very happy

impetuous - (adj) impulsive

infallible - (adj) perfect

maudlin - (adj) overly emotional

regress - (v) go backward

relinquish - (v) yield, give up

ubiquitous - (adj) found everywhere

zenith - (n) the highest point

corroborate - (v) confirm, support (a theory, a statement,…)

disseminate - (v) spread

diverge - (v) go in different directions

dormant - (adj) not active

hoist - (v) raise

illicit - (adj) unlawful

irrevocable - (adj) irreversible

precipitate - (v) bring on, lead to

proliferation - (n) a rapid increase

ante…/ anti… - before

chron…/ chrono… - time

…cide - kill

de… - removal

dorm… - sleep

extra… - beyond

…ject - throw

liber…/ liver - free

vit/ viv - life

voc/ vok - voice