vocab 2

abate become less in amount or intensitychicanery the use of tricks to deceive someonedisseminate cause to become widely knowngainsay take exception tolatent potentially existing but not presently evident or realized aberrant markedly different from an accepted norm coagulate change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state dissolution separation into component partsgarrulous full of trivial conversationlaud praise, glorify, or honorabeyance temporary cessation or suspensioncoda the closing section of a musical composition dissonance disagreeable soundsgoad stab or urge on as if with a pointed sticklethargic deficient in alertness or activityabscond run awaycogent powerfully persuasivedistend cause to expand as it by internal pressuregouge an impression in a surface, as made by a blowlevee an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing abstemious marked by temperance in indulgencecommensurate corresponding in size or degree or extentdistill undergo condensationgrandiloquent lofty in stylelevity a manner lacking seriousnessadmonish take to taskcompendium a publication containing a variety of worksdiverge move or draw apartgregarious temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others log a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches adulterate make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance complaisant showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for othersdivest take away possessions from someoneguileless free of deceitloquacious full of trivial conversationaesthetic characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste compliant disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes document a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks gullible naive and easily deceived or trickedlucid transparently clear; easily understandableaggregate a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together conciliatory making or willing to make concessionsdogmatic pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative harangue a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion luminous softly bright or radiantalacrity liveliness and eagernesscondone excuse, overlook, or make allowances fordormant inactive but capable of becoming activehomogeneous all of the same or similar kind or naturemagnanimity liberality in bestowing giftsalleviate provide physical relief, as from painconfound be confusing or perplexing todupe fool or hoaxhyperbole extravagant exaggerationmalingerer someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity amalgamate to bring or combine together or with something else connoisseur an expert able to appreciate a fieldebullient joyously unrestrainediconoclastic characterized by attack on established beliefsmalleable capable of being shaped or bentambiguous having more than one possible meaningcontention the act of competing as for profit or a prizeeclectic selecting what seems best of various styles or ideasidolatry the worship of idols or images that are not Godmaverick someone who exhibits independence in thought and action ambivalence mixed feelings or emotionscontentious showing an inclination to disagreeefficacy capacity or power to produce a desired effectimmutable not subject or susceptible to change or variation mendacious given to lyingameliorate to make bettercontrite feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses effrontery audacious behavior that you have no right toimpair make worse or less effectivemetamorphosis striking change in appearance or character or circumstances anachronism something located at a time when it could not have existed conundrum a difficult problemelegy a mournful poem; a lament for the deadimpassive having or revealing little emotion or sensibility meticulous marked by precise accordance with detailsanalogous similar or equivalent in some respectsconverge be adjacent or come togetherelicit call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or responseimpede be a hindrance or obstacle tomisanthrope someone who dislikes people in generalanarchy a state of lawlessness and disorderconvoluted rolled longitudinally upon itselfembellish make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color impermeable preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through mitigate lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of anomalous deviating from the general or common order or type craven lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful empirical derived from experiment and observation rather than theory imperturbable marked by extreme calm and composuremollify cause to be more favorably inclinedantipathy a feeling of intense dislikedaunt cause to lose courageemulate strive to equal or match, especially by imitatingimpervious not admitting of passage or capable of being affected morose showing a brooding ill humorapathy an absence of emotion or enthusiasmdecorum propriety in manners and conductendemic native to or confined to a certain regionimplacable incapable of being placatedmundane found in the ordinary course of eventsappease make peace withdefault an option that is selected automaticallyenervate weaken mentally or morallyimplicit implied though not directly expressednegate make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of apprise inform somebody of somethingdeference courteous regard for people's feelingsengender make childrenimplode burst inwardneophyte any new participant in some activityapprobation official approvaldelineate represented accurately or preciselyenhance increaseinadvertently without knowledge or intentionobdurate stubbornly persistent in wrongdoingappropriate suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc denigrate charge falsely or with malicious intentephemeral anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day inchoate only partly in existence; imperfectly formed obsequious attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery arduous characterized by effort to the point of exhaustionderide treat or speak of with contemptequanimity steadiness of mind under stressincongruity the quality of disagreeingobviate do away withartless simple and natural; without cunning or deceitderivative a compound obtained from another compound equivocate be deliberately ambiguous or unclear inconsequential lacking worth or importanceocclude block passage throughascetic someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline desiccate lacking vitality or spirit; lifelesserudite having or showing profound knowledgeincorporate make into a whole or make part of a wholeofficious intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner assiduous marked by care and persistent effortdesultory marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose esoteric understandable only by an enlightened inner circle indeterminate not fixed or known in advanceonerous not easily borne; wearingassuage provide physical relief, as from paindeterrent something immaterial that interferes with action or progress eulogy a formal expression of praise for someone who has died indigence a state of extreme poverty or destitutionopprobrium a state of extreme dishonorattenuate become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitudediatribe thunderous verbal attackeuphemism an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one indolent disinclined to work or exertionoscillate move or swing from side to side regularlyaudacious disposed to venture or take risksdichotomy being twofoldexacerbate make worseinert unable to move or resist motionostentatious intended to attract notice and impress othersaustere f a stern or strict bearing or demeanordiffidence lack of self-assuranceexculpate pronounce not guilty of criminal chargespate liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned ingenuous lacking in sophistication or worldlinessparagon a perfect embodiment of a conceptautonomous existing as an independent entitydiffuse spread out; not concentrated in one placeexigency a pressing or urgent situationinherent existing as an essential constituent or characteristic partisan a fervent and even militant proponent of something aver to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as truedigression a turning asideextrapolation an inference about the future based on known facts innocuous not injurious to physical or mental healthpathological relating to the study of diseasesbanal repeated too often; overfamiliar through overusedirge a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person facetious cleverly amusing in toneinsensible barely able to be perceivedpaucity an insufficient quantity or numberbelie be in contradiction withdisabuse free somebody from an erroneous belieffacilitate make easierinsinuate give to understandpedantic marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning beneficent doing or producing gooddiscerning having or revealing keen insight and good judgment fallacious containing or based on incorrect reasoninginsipid lacking interest or significance or impactpenchant a strong likingbolster support and strengthendiscordant not in agreement or harmonyfatuous devoid of intelligenceinsularity the state of being isolated or detachedpenury a state of extreme poverty or destitutionbombastic ostentatiously lofty in stylediscredit the state of being held in low esteemfawning attempting to win favor by flatteryintractable difficult to manage or moldperennial lasting three seasons or moreboorish ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance discrepancy a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions felicitous exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style intransigence stubbornly refusing to compromiseperfidious tending to betrayburgeon grow and flourishdiscrete constituting a separate entity or partfervor feelings of great warmth and intensityinundate fill or cover completely, usually with waterperfunctory hasty and without attention to detail; not thoroughburnish polish and make shinydisingenuous not straightforward or candidflag a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive designinured made tough by habitual exposure permeable allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse throughbuttress a support usually of stone or brickdisinterested unaffected by concern for one's own welfarefledgling young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying invective abusive language used to express blame or censurepervasive spreading or spread throughoutcacophonous having an unpleasant sounddisjointed taken apart at the points of connectionflout treat with contemptuous disregardirascible quickly aroused to angerphlegmatic showing little emotioncapricious determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity dismiss stop associating withfoment try to stir upirresolute uncertain how to act or proceedpiety righteousness by virtue of being piouscastigation verbal punishmentdisparage express a negative opinion offorestall keep from happening or arising; make impossibleitinerary an established line of travel or accessplacate cause to be more favorably inclinedcatalyst substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction disparate fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind frugality prudence in avoiding wastelaconic brief and to the pointplasticity the property of being physically malleablecaustic capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action dissemble behave unnaturally or affectedlyfutile producing no result or effectlassitude a feeling of lack of interest or energyplatitude a trite or obvious remarkplethora extreme excesspropitiate make peace withrescind cancel officiallysporadic recurring in scattered or unpredictable instancestractable easily managedplummet drop sharplypropriety correct behaviorresolution a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner stigma a symbol of disgrace or infamytransgression the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle porous full of vessels or holesproscribe command againstresolve find a solution or answerstint supply sparingly and with restricted quantitiestruculence obstreperous and defiant aggressivenesspragmatic concerned with practical matterspungent strong and sharpreticent reluctant to draw attention to yourselfstipulate make an express demand or provision in an agreement vacillate be undecided about somethingpreamble a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution qualified meeting the proper standards and requirements for a task reverent feeling or showing profound respect or venerationstolid having or revealing little emotion or sensibilityvenerate regard with feelings of respect and reverenceprecarious not secure; beset with difficultiesquibble evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections sage a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topicsstriate marked with stripesveracious habitually speaking the truthprecipitate bring about abruptlyquiescent being quiet or still or inactivesalubrious promoting healthstrut to walk with a lofty proud gaitverbose using or containing too many wordsprecursor something indicating the approach of something or someone rarefied of high moral or intellectual valuesanction official permission or approvalsubpoena a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witnessviable capable of life or normal growth and development presumptuous excessively forwardrecalcitrant stubbornly resistant to authority or controlsatiate fill to satisfactionsubside sink to a lower level or form a depressionviscous having a relatively high resistance to flowprevaricate be deliberately ambiguous or unclearrecant formally reject or disavow a formerly held beliefsaturate infuse or fill completelysubstantiate establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts vituperative marked by harshly abusive criticismpristine immaculately clean and unusedrecluse one who lives in solitudesavor the taste experience when a savoury condiment is tasted supersede take the place or move into the position ofvolatile substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to vapor probity complete and confirmed integrityrecondite difficult to penetratesecrete generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids supposition the cognitive process of conjecturingunwarranted incapable of being justified or explainedproblematic making great mental demandsrefractory stubbornly resistant to authority or controlshard a broken piece of a brittle artifacttacit implied by or inferred from actions or statementswary marked by keen caution and watchful prudenceprodigal recklessly wastefulrefute overthrow by argument, evidence, or proofskeptic someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs tangential of superficial relevance if anywelter a confused multitude of thingsprofound situated at or extending to great depthrelegate assign to a lower positionsolicitous full of anxiety and concerntenuous very thin in gauge or diameterwhimsical determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity prohibitive tending to discourage, especially of pricesreproach express criticism towardssoporific sleep inducingtirade a speech of violent denunciationzealot a fervent and even militant proponent of something proliferate grow rapidlyreprobate a person without moral scruplesspecious plausible but falsetorpor a state of motor and mental inactivitypropensity a natural inclinationrepudiate refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid spectrum a broad range of related objects or values or qualities tortuous marked by repeated turns and bends。