abdicate
v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
abrasive
a. rubbing away; tending to grind down |
abruptly
ad. quickly and without warning |
acknowledge
v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks |
acquire
v. gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system |
addict
v. cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to |
adequate
a. sufficient; enough to meet a purpose |
admonish
v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
affiliation
n. partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society |
agitate
v. cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb |
allege
v. state without proof; assert to be true |
allocate
v. assign; distribute according to plan |
alternative
a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice |
amendment
n. correction; revision |
antagonize
v. provoke the hostility of; act in opposition to |
attribute
n. essential quality; reputation; honor |
authentic
a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
bamboozle
v. to con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone |
belligerent
a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
bewilder
v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes |
bias
n. preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way |
boycott
v. refrain from buying or using |
cause
n. a person or thing that gives rise to an action |
characterize
v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of |
chronological
a. arranged in order of time of occurrence |
compel
v. force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force |
competent
a. capable; adept |
component
n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something |
conclusive
a. decisive or convincing; achieved easily or by a large margin |
concur
v. be in accord; be in agreement |
condemn
v. blame; express strong disapproval of |
condor
n. largest flying birds in the western hemisphere; gold coin of some South American countries |
confront
v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with |
connotation
n. an idea that is implied or suggested |
consecutive
a. following one after another without interruption; sequential |
consult
v. seek advice or information of; take into account; consider |
contrast
n. act of distinguishing by comparing differences |
copious
a. plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply |
correspond
v. be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages |
dawdle
v. proceed slowly; waste time |
deceitful
a. dishonest or hiding the truth |
demeanor
n. conduct; management; way in which a person behaves |
derogatory
a. expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling |
devastate
v. ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate |
devious
a. departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward |
devour
v. consume; eat greedily; destroy completely |
diversity
n. point or respect in which things differ; difference |
eligible
a. qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage |
emphasize
v. stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice |
estimate
v. judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate |
evaluate
v. judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something |
exposition
n. exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue |
exuberant
a. high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious |
famished
a. extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink |
formidable
a. arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat |
impartial
a. fair; showing lack of favoritism |
indifferent
a. having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad |
industrious
a. diligent; hard-working; busy and laborious |
inevitable
a. unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented |
infuriate
v. enrage; make furious or mad with anger |
initiate
v. begin or originate; cause something to begin |
intimidate
v. frighten; make timid; fill with fear |
irate
a. feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged |
irrelevant
a. not related to what is being discussed or considered and therefore not important; not applicable; having no connection with |
legendary
a. mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned |
liaison
n. close relationship, connection, or link; secret love affair |
libel
n. defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character |
ludicrous
a. laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense |
mandatory
a. obligatory; required or commanded by authority |
mitigate
v. make less severe or harsh; moderate |
naive
a. too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, lacking worldly experience |
narrate
v. to give an account or tell the story of |
necessity
n. the condition of being essential or indispensable |
negligent
a. careless; inattentive |
obnoxious
a. causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive |
omit
v. leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention |
opposition
n. condition of being in conflict; act of opposing something |
oppress
v. cause to suffer |
perceive
v. become aware of through the senses; detect |
persuasive
a. capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief |
prediction
n. something foretold or predicted; prophecy |
prominent
a. very well known and important; immediately noticeable |
prospective
a. expected or expecting to be something particular in the future |
punctual
a. happening at the expected, correct time; not late |
quote
v. name the price of; state a price for securities, goods, or services |
relinquish
v. give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon |
resolve
v. make a firm decision about; find a solution to |
rudimentary
a. relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient |
signify
v. denote; mean; indicate |
sovereign
a. having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent |
suspense
n. uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty |
talisman
n. charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power |
tentative
a. hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive |
toxic
a. poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison |
treason
n. disloyalty; betrayal of trust or confidence |
viewpoint
n. a place from where a person can see something, as natural beauty |