| Artisan | skilled worker |
| Adulation | high praise or admiration |
| Pedant | nerd; gets his knowledge only form books |
| Philistine | uncultured person only interested in materialistic possessions |
| Paragon | model of perfection |
| Ascetic | practicing self-denial |
| Ostracize | to ban from the public |
| Sycophant | one who sucks up |
| Parsimony | stinginess, frugality |
| Impertinent | insulting |
| Conflagration | great fire |
| Maelstrom | whirlpool, turbulent or violent situation |
| Torpor | sluggishness |
| Carnage | destruction of life (carn = fresh/meat) |
| Unwanted | unaccustomed, unexpected or unusual |
Indolent | lazy |
| Iridescent | displaying rainbow like colors |
| Veracious | truthful |
| Substantiate | to confirm |
| Incredulity | disbelief (cred = believe) |
| Innocuous | harmless (noc or nox = harm) |
| Tonic | strong (ex. taste), something that lifts spirit |
| Detrimental | harmful |
| Disinclination | unwillingness |
| Reprimand | scold |
| Calumny | ruining someones reputation |
| Dearth | not Enough |
| Plethora | excess |
| Insurgence | rebellion |
| Oligarchy | government by few |
| Nonentity | no importance |
| Clemency | leniency; mercy |
| Induce | to bring about |
| Gusto | enthusiasm |
| Breadth | width |
| Discomfiture | feeling of embarrassment or awkwardness |
| Perspicacity | insight |
| Forbearance | patience |
| Fatuous | foolish |
| Salubrious | healthful |
| Litigation | lawsuit |
| Clandestine | secret |
| Conventional | typical |
| Specious | seemingly reasonable but incorrect |
| Indigent | poor |
| Affluent | wealthy |
| Persevere | to be stubborn |
| Retaliate | to get revenge |
| Effervescent | excited |
| Auspicious | favoring success |
| Illusive | deceiving |
| Deprecate | to protest against |
| Exacerbate | to worsen |
| Obscure | dark and unclear |
| Incoherent | illogical |
| Capricious | hard to please |
| Pivotal | vital, important |
| Debacle | downfall |
| Deluge | a flood |
| Deferential | courteous (want to please other) |
| Munificent | generous |
| Exorbitant | excessive (too much) |
| Imperious | bossy |
| Convivial | festive, jovial (lively) (viv = life) |
| Callous | hardened, unfeeling |
| Inordinate | unrestrained |
| Stringent | binding |
| Furtive | sneaky |
| Meticulous | excessively careful |
| Vigilant | watchful |
| Monolithic | uniform, following same customs |
| Copious | plentiful |
| Acrimonious | caustic;stinging |
| Didactic | teaching |
| Sporadic | occurring irregularly |
| Jaded | tiring, fatigued |
| Avid | greedy |
| Raucous | harsh and shrill (ex. noise) |
| Swarthy | dark, dusky |
| Cordial | gracious |
| Arboretum | place where different tree varieties are exhibited |
| Discursive | digressing |
| Exonerate | to clear form blame |
| Timorous | fearful |
| Rancorous | hateful, bitter |
| Abet | to aid and encourage |
| Ebb | recede, lessen |
| Pugnacious | like to fight (pug = fight) |
| Vainglorious | excessively conceited |
| Pernicious | causing harm or ruin |
| Repudiate | to reject with disapproval or condemnation |
| Delineate | to portray, to depict, to show |
| Enmity | a feeling of hatred, ill will |
| Vehement | strongly emotional; intense or passionate |
| Comprehensive | thorough, all inclusive |
| Objective | unbiased, without feelings |
| Qualify | to limit (secondary definition) |
| Erudite | characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly |
Vocabulary List 2
Vocabulary List 1
| Abbreviate | shorten, abridge |
| Abstinence | act of refraining from |
| Adversity | misfortune |
| Aesthetic | having to do with beauty |
| Amicable | friendly |
| Anachronistic | not in the correct historical time period |
| Anecdote | short, often funny account of an event |
| Anonymous | nameless |
| Antagonist | opponent |
| Arid | extremely dry |
| Assiduous | hard working |
| Asylum | sanctuary, safe place |
| Benevolent | friendly, helpful |
| Camaraderie | trust among friends |
| Censure | to criticize harshly |
| Circuitous | indirect, roundabout |
| Clairvoyant | able to see the future |
| Collaborate | to work together |
| Compassion | sympathy |
| Compromise | to settle differences |
| Condescending | patronizing, demeaning others |
| Conditional | provisional, contingent, depending on a condition |
| Conformist | one who follows customs |
| Congregation | group of people |
| Convergence | joining of parts |
| Deleterious | harmful |
| Demagogue | leader who appeals to emotions of his people |
| Digression | straying from main point |
| Diligent | Hard-working; assiduous |
| Discredit | dishonor, disgrace |
| Disdain | to regard with scorn |
| Divergent | variant, moving apart |
| Empathy | sharing of feelings |
| Emulate | to follow an example |
| Enervating | tiring weakening |
| Enhance | improve, augment |
| Ephemeral | momentary, fleeting |
| Evanescent | short lived (as an image) |
| Exasperation | irritation, frustration |
| Exemplary | outstanding |
| Extenuating | guilt diminishing, lessening or reducing |
| Florid | flushed, ornate |
| Fortuitous | lucky |
| Frugal | thrifty, economically conservative |
| Hackneyed | overused, cliché |
| Haughty | arrogant, condescending |
| Hedonist | pleasure seeker |
| Hypothesis | theory requiring proof |
| Impetuous | rash, impulsive |
| Impute | to attribute to someone |
| Incompatible | unable to work together |
| Inconsequential | trivial |
| Inevitable | unavoidable, certain |
| Integrity | honesty, decency |
| Intrepid | fearless, adventurous |
| Intuitive | instinctive, untaught |
| Jubilation | joy, exultation |
| Lobbyist | persuader of legislators |
| Longevity | long life |
| Mundane | ordinary, common |
| Nonchalant | calm, casual |
| Novice | beginner |
| Opulent | wealthy |
| Orator | speaker |
| Ostentatious | displaying wealth |
| Parched | dehydrated |
| Perfidious | disloyal, untrustworthy |
| Precocious | talented beyond ones age |
| Pretentious | pompous, self-important |
| Procrastinate | to delay unnecessarily |
| Prosaic | run-of-the-mill |
| Prosperity | wealth, success |
| Provocative | inflammatory, calling forth a reaction |
| Prudent | wise, careful |
| Querulous | irritable |
| Reclusive | withdrawn, preferring to live in isolation |
| Reconciliation | agreement after a quarrel |
| Renovation | state of being renewed |
| Resilient | quick to recover |
| Restrained | controlled, restricted |
| Reverence | profound respect |
| Sagacity | wisdom |
| Scrutinize | to observe carefully |
| Spontaneity | impulsive action |
| Spurious | phony, false |
| Submissive | compliant |
| Substantiate | to verify, confirm |
| Subtle | elusive, sly, ambiguous, understated |
| Superficial | lacking in depth, shallow, on the surface |
| Superfluous | more than enough, surplus |
| Suppress | to end an activity |
| Surreptitious | secret, stealthy |
| Tactful | diplomatic, polite |
| Tenacious | persistent, resolute |
| Transient | temporary, fleeting |
| Venerable | respectable due to age |
| Vindicate | to clear from blame, exonerate, acquit |
| Wary | watchful, alert (of the situation), aware |