Comprehensive Academic Vocabulary and Literary Resolution Resolution Study Guide
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Comprehensive Academic Vocabulary: A to C
Abbreviate: To shorten something, such as a word or a document.
Adulation: Excessive praise or flattery given to an individual.
Adversity: A state of hardship or significant difficulty.
Amicable: Friendly or characterized by a cordial relationship.
Anachronism: An object or event that is out of its proper chronological time.
Anecdote: A brief, usually interesting or amusing story about a real person or incident.
Anonymous: Lacking a name or having an unknown identity.
Antagonist: An opponent, adversary, or villain, particularly in a narrative context.
Arid: Extremely dry, often referring to a climate or landscape.
Assiduous: Hardworking and showing great care and perseverance.
Asylum: A place of shelter or safety; protection granted by a nation to a refugee.
Benevolent: Kind, generous, and well-meaning.
Camaraderie: Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.
Censure: Expression of strong criticism or formal disapproval.
Circuitous: Indirect or roundabout rather than using the shortest way.
Clairvoyant: Having or claiming to have the power to foresee future events.
Collaborate: To work together on a common activity or project.
Compassion: Feeling sympathy and care for the suffering of others.
Compromise: Reaching a mutual agreement where each side makes concessions.
Condescending: Acting with a patronizing sense of superiority.
Conditional: Depending on certain criteria or something else being the case.
Conformist: An individual who follows the behavior and practices of others.
Congregation: A gathering or group of people, typically for religious worship.
Convergence: The act of coming together from different directions.
Comprehensive Academic Vocabulary: D to I
Deleterious: Causing harm or damage.
Demagogue: A leader who manipulates people by appealing to prejudices rather than rational argument.
Digression: The act of temporarily leaving the main subject in speech or writing.
Diligent: Showing care and being hardworking in one's duties.
Discredit: To harm the reputation of someone or something.
Disdain: A feeling of disrespect or scorn toward someone considered unworthy.
Divergent: Moving in different directions or becoming separate.
Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Emulate: To imitate or match, typically out of admiration.
Enervating: Causing one to feel drained of energy or exhausted.
Enhance: To improve or further increase the quality or value of something.
Ephemeral: Lasting for a very short time; short-lived.
Evanescent: Fading quickly or vanishing like vapor.
Exasperation: A feeling of intense irritation, annoyance, or frustration.
Exemplary: Representing the best of its kind; excellent or serving as a model.
Extenuating: Making a guilt or an offense seem less serious or more forgivable.
Florid: Having a red or flushed complexion; or something excessively flowery and ornate.
Fortuitous: Happening by a lucky chance; accidental.
Frugal: Simple and plain and costing little; careful with money.
Hackneyed: A phrase or idea that is overused or unoriginal; cliché.
Haughty: Arrogant and disdainfully proud.
Hedonist: A person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life.
Hypothesis: A proposed explanation or an educated guess based on limited evidence.
Impetuous: Acting quickly and without thought or care.
Incompatible: Incapable of existing or working together in harmony.
Inconsequential: Something that is unimportant or of little significance.
Inevitable: Certain to happen; unavoidable.
Inference: A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
Integrity: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
Intrepid: Completely fearless; adventurous.
Intuitive: Based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive.
Comprehensive Academic Vocabulary: J to P
Jubilation: A feeling of great happiness, joy, and triumph.
Lobbyist: A person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators.
Longevity: Long life or the length of time that something lasts.
Mundane: Lacking interest or excitement; dull or ordinary.
Nonchalant: Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.
Novice: A person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation; a beginner.
Opulent: Ostentatiously rich, luxurious, or lavishly wealthy.
Orator: A public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled.
Ostentatious: Characterized by a vulgar or pretentious display; showy.
Parched: Extremely dry or thirsty; ext.
Perfidious: Deceitful and untrustworthy; traitorous.
Precious: Of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.
Pretentious: Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance than is actually possessed.
Procrastinate: To delay or postpone action; to put off.
Prosaic: Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty; dull or plain.
Prosperity: The state of being successful, usually in material terms or wealth.
Provocative: Causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.
Prudent: Acting with or showing care and thought for the future; wise/cautious.
Comprehensive Academic Vocabulary: Q to S
Querulous: Complaining in a petulant or whining manner.
Rancorous: Characterized by bitterness or resentfulness.
Reclusive: Avoiding the company of other people; solitary.
Reconciliation: The restoration of friendly relations; making peace.
Renovation: The action of renovating a building or an item; restoration or improvement.
Resilient: Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
Restrained: Kept under control; characterized by reserve or moderation.
Reverence: Deep respect for someone or something.
Sagacity: The quality of being sagacious; wisdom.
Scrutinize: To examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
Spontaneity: The condition of being spontaneous; acting naturally without premeditation.
Spurious: Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
Submissive: Ready to conform to the authority or will of others; obedient.
Substantiate: To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something.
Subtle: So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe; not obvious.
Superficial: Existing or occurring at or on the surface; shallow.
Superfluous: Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
Suppress: Forcibly put an end to; hold back or stop.
Surreptitious: Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of; secretive.
Comprehensive Academic Vocabulary: T to Z
Tactful: Having or showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues; careful and polite.
Tenacious: Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely; persistent. (This item was explicitly marked with a checkmark: ✓).
Transient: Lasting only for a short time; impermanent or temporary.
Ubiquitous: Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
Usurp: To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force.
Venerable: Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.
Vernacular: The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region; everyday language.
Vindicate: To clear someone of blame or suspicion.
Volatile: Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse; unstable.
Wary: Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.
Xenophobia: Dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries; fear of foreigners.
Zenith: The time at which something is most powerful or successful; the highest point.
Vocabulary Multiple Choice Game
Instructions:
Choose the correct definition for each vocabulary word from the options provided.
Adulation
A) Excessive praise or flattery
B) Disdainful behavior
C) A brief story
Adversity
A) A state of comfort
B) A state of hardship
C) A friendly relationship
Amicable
A) Hostile
B) Friendly
C) Indifferent
Antagonist
A) A supportive friend
B) An opponent or adversary
C) A neutral party
Assiduous
A) Careless
B) Hardworking
C) Lazy
Compromise
A) A total disagreement
B) A mutual agreement
C) A selfish approach
Empathy
A) Ignoring others’ feelings
B) Understanding the feelings of others
C) Feeling superior to others
Fortuitous
A) Accidental and lucky
B) Planned and careful
C) Strange and unusual
Integrity
A) Dishonesty
B) Honesty and strong moral principles
C) Indifference
Resilient
A) Fragile
B) Able to recover quickly
C) Inflexible
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