elite vocab | 85w

Inept: without skill; absurd or foolish 

Multifarious: having many different parts or forms; numerous and varied 

Efficacy: the power to produce the desired effect 

Dissonant: harsh and disagreeable in sound 

Brusque: abrupt and curt or curt of manner 

Pilfer: to steal a small amount 

Disdain: a felling of contempt 

Vacillate: to swing back and forth

Morose: sour tempered and inclined to be silent 

Dichotomy: a division into 2 contrasting or non-overlapping 

Assail: to attack; to assault

Propitious: presenting favorable circumstances 

Eclectic: composed of materials from various sources 

Quiescent: inactive, often suggesting a temporary state 

Extol: to praise highly and lavishly 

Manifest: obvious; very clear 

Chauvinism: unreasoning and boastful devotions to one’s country or sex 

Shade: a small variation or amount; a nuance

Furtive: characterized by secretive behavior 

Euphemism: the substitution of an agreeable word or phrase to replace one that might offend \

Pale: to decrease in relative importance 

Mendacious: lysing; false, esp. Habitually 

Blasphemy: and act that shows contempt for god or religious matters 

Redoubtable: fearsome; formidable 

Elude: to escape from, as daring or skill; to escape the understanding of