incisive Intelligently analytical or clear thinking spurious not being what it purports to be; false or fake coherent logical, clear, consistent rectify to put right; to correct inherent Existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, talent, etc. expedite To make an action or process speed up or happen more quickly altruistic showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish threadbare Worn out from overuse; becoming thin and tattered with age; shabby disposition A person’s overall outlook or mood iconoclast A person who attacks cherished beliefs or traditions. crass lacking sensitivity or refinement; vulgar; insensitive cryptic mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous proximity nearness in space, time or relationship equanimity mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation profane serving to debase or defile what is holy OR to treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect substantiate To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of; confirm mundane lacking interest or excitement; dull tenacious Persistent; determined; strong- willed austere Strict or severe in manner, appearance, or behavior; simple or unadorned dismantle To take apart prudent Showing good morals and values admonish to caution, advise, or counsel against something; to scold, but in a mild and good-willed manner fortuitous happening by accident or chance; lucky; fortunate colloquial pertaining to casual or conversational language or slang; not formal validate to make legally or formally truthful, just or well- founded; to officially approve rescind To revoke or cancel; take back (usually a law, order, or agreement) pariah A person who has been outcast by society or a group Adverse preventing successful development; harmful; unfavorable Stoic serious, unaffected by emotion Accolade an award or honor; a mark of acknowledgement or praise quixotic Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical demeanor an individual's outward behavior supercilious Behaving or looking as though one thinks he/she is superior to others; belittling or condescending anonymity the condition of having one's identity unknown credulous Gullible; willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper evidence furtive taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secretive, sly or shifty Terse brief and to the point; blunt aberration the act of departing or deviating from the normal, or usual course; a deviation from the typical way of something ambivalent having mixed or contradictory feelings about someone or something Duplicity the contradictory doubleness of thought; word of act; deceptiveness ungainly Awkward; clumsy formidable Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable deflate To reduce air or gas from something (balloon, tire, etc..); to depress or reduce (a person’s ego, hopes, spirits, etc..) resilient Able to recover, able to bounce back stringent Rigorously binding, strict or severe illicit Not permitted for moral or ethical reasons; unlawful converge To meet at a point, time or place; to tend to a common result or conclusion jargon A vocabulary or type of language spoken among a particular group of people that is usually hard to understand by outsiders garner Gather or collect (something, especially information or approval) sanction a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule OR give official permission or approval for something capitulate To surrender; to accept defeat obsolete No longer produced or used; out of date didactic intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction heathen an unreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person; a savage/irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized officious Objectionably aggressive in offering one’s unwanted and unrequested help, advice or service Incentive a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something incite encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior) unkempt Having an untidy or messy appearance integral necessary to the completeness of the whole; important, extremely vital or necessary insurgent A person who rises in opposition to authority peerless Without equal; unrivalled manifest Display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate disconcerting disturbing to one's composure or self- possession; upsetting, discomforting, or confusing dissipate to disappear or cause to disappear; to drive away provincial Unsophisticated or narrow- minded; lacking refinement condone to approve, allow, or sanction (something), especially with reluctance imperturbable Unable to be annoyed or disturbed Rebuff to reject or refuse meticulous Precise; paying close attention to detail untenable Not capable of being supported or maintained expunge to erase or remove completely egregious Outstandingly and obviously bad; extraordinary in a bad way concise Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words meander To wander aimlessly; to take an indirect course or path ruthless Having or showing no pity or compassion for others; coldhearted meager Deficient in quality or quantity elucidate To make something clear; to explain expedient convenient; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances/a resource or means to an end result Instigate to provoke or urge into action verbose characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy Exonerate to remove from blame or responsibility longevity a long life, existence, or service vitriolic Filled with bitter criticism or malice prodigious Extraordinary in amount, extent, degree, etc; marvelous; monstrous skeptical having or inclined to doubt or question about a particular subject; suspicious or doubtful obscure Not clear; ambiguous, vague or uncertain/to conceal (physically or by confusing) Vilify to speak ill of or slander ingratiate To bring (oneself) into the favor others animosity A feeling of hatred/hostility among people relic An object from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest incisive Intelligently analytical or clear thinking spurious not being what it purports to be; false or fake coherent logical, clear, consistent rectify to put right; to correct inherent Existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, talent, etc. expedite To make an action or process speed up or happen more quickly altruistic showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish threadbare Worn out from overuse; becoming thin and tattered with age; shabby disposition A person’s overall outlook or mood iconoclast A person who attacks cherished beliefs or traditions. crass lacking sensitivity or refinement; vulgar; insensitive cryptic mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous proximity nearness in space, time or relationship equanimity mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation profane serving to debase or defile what is holy OR to treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect substantiate To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of; confirm mundane lacking interest or excitement; dull tenacious Persistent; determined; strong- willed austere Strict or severe in manner, appearance, or behavior; simple or unadorned dismantle To take apart prudent Showing good morals and values admonish to caution, advise, or counsel against something; to scold, but in a mild and good-willed manner fortuitous happening by accident or chance; lucky; fortunate colloquial pertaining to casual or conversational language or slang; not formal validate to make legally or formally truthful, just or well- founded; to officially approve rescind To revoke or cancel; take back (usually a law, order, or agreement) pariah A person who has been outcast by society or a group Adverse preventing successful development; harmful; unfavorable Stoic serious, unaffected by emotion Accolade an award or honor; a mark of acknowledgement or praise quixotic Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical demeanor an individual's outward behavior supercilious Behaving or looking as though one thinks he/she is superior to others; belittling or condescending anonymity the condition of having one's identity unknown credulous Gullible; willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper evidence furtive taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secretive, sly or shifty Terse brief and to the point; blunt aberration the act of departing or deviating from the normal, or usual course; a deviation from the typical way of something ambivalent having mixed or contradictory feelings about someone or something Duplicity the contradictory doubleness of thought; word of act; deceptiveness ungainly Awkward; clumsy formidable Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable deflate To reduce air or gas from something (balloon, tire, etc..); to depress or reduce (a person’s ego, hopes, spirits, etc..) resilient Able to recover, able to bounce back stringent Rigorously binding, strict or severe illicit Not permitted for moral or ethical reasons; unlawful converge To meet at a point, time or place; to tend to a common result or conclusion jargon A vocabulary or type of language spoken among a particular group of people that is usually hard to understand by outsiders garner Gather or collect (something, especially information or approval) sanction a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule OR give official permission or approval for something capitulate To surrender; to accept defeat obsolete No longer produced or used; out of date didactic intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction heathen an unreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person; a savage/irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized officious Objectionably aggressive in offering one’s unwanted and unrequested help, advice or service Incentive a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something incite encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior) unkempt Having an untidy or messy appearance integral necessary to the completeness of the whole; important, extremely vital or necessary insurgent A person who rises in opposition to authority peerless Without equal; unrivalled manifest Display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate disconcerting disturbing to one's composure or self- possession; upsetting, discomforting, or confusing dissipate to disappear or cause to disappear; to drive away provincial Unsophisticated or narrow- minded; lacking refinement condone to approve, allow, or sanction (something), especially with reluctance imperturbable Unable to be annoyed or disturbed Rebuff to reject or refuse meticulous Precise; paying close attention to detail untenable Not capable of being supported or maintained expunge to erase or remove completely egregious Outstandingly and obviously bad; extraordinary in a bad way concise Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words meander To wander aimlessly; to take an indirect course or path ruthless Having or showing no pity or compassion for others; coldhearted meager Deficient in quality or quantity elucidate To make something clear; to explain expedient convenient; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances/a resource or means to an end result Instigate to provoke or urge into action verbose characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy Exonerate to remove from blame or responsibility longevity a long life, existence, or service vitriolic Filled with bitter criticism or malice prodigious Extraordinary in amount, extent, degree, etc; marvelous; monstrous skeptical having or inclined to doubt or question about a particular subject; suspicious or doubtful obscure Not clear; ambiguous, vague or uncertain/to conceal (physically or by confusing) Vilify to speak ill of or slander ingratiate To bring (oneself) into the favor others animosity A feeling of hatred/hostility among people relic An object from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest
(Print)
Intelligently analytical or clear thinking
not being what it purports to be; false or fake
logical, clear, consistent
to put right; to correct
Existing in someone or something as a
permanent and inseparable element, quality, talent, etc.
To make an action or process speed up or happen more
quickly
showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others;
unselfish
Worn out from overuse; becoming
thin and tattered with age; shabby
A person’s overall outlook or mood
A person who attacks cherished beliefs or traditions.
lacking sensitivity or refinement; vulgar;
insensitive
mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous
nearness in space, time or relationship
mental calmness, composure, and evenness
of temper, especially in a difficult situation
serving to debase or defile what is holy OR to
treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect
To provide evidence to support or
prove the truth of; confirm
lacking interest or excitement; dull
Persistent; determined; strong-willed
Strict or severe in manner, appearance,
or behavior; simple or unadorned
To take apart
Showing good morals and values
to caution, advise, or
counsel against something;
to scold, but in a mild and
good-willed manner
happening by accident or chance; lucky;
fortunate
pertaining to casual or conversational language or slang; not formal
to make legally or formally truthful,
just or well-founded; to officially
approve
To revoke or cancel; take back
(usually a law, order, or agreement)
A person who has been outcast by society
or a group
preventing successful development; harmful; unfavorable
serious, unaffected by emotion
an award or honor; a mark of acknowledgement or praise
Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
an individual's outward behavior
Behaving or looking as though one thinks
he/she is superior to others; belittling or condescending
the condition of having one's identity
unknown
Gullible; willing to believe or trust too readily, especially
without proper evidence
taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously
or by stealth; secretive, sly or shifty
brief and to the point; blunt
the act of departing or deviating
from the normal, or usual
course; a deviation from the
typical way of something
having mixed or contradictory
feelings about someone or something
the contradictory doubleness of thought; word of act; deceptiveness
Awkward; clumsy
Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large,
powerful, intense, or capable
To reduce air or gas from something (balloon, tire, etc..); to
depress or reduce (a person’s ego, hopes, spirits, etc..)
Able to recover, able to bounce back
Rigorously binding, strict or severe
Not permitted for moral or ethical reasons; unlawful
To meet at a point, time or place; to tend to a
common result or conclusion
A vocabulary or type of language
spoken among a particular group of
people that is usually hard to understand by outsiders
Gather or collect (something,
especially information or approval)
a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or
rule OR give official permission or approval for something
To surrender; to accept defeat
No longer produced or used; out of date
intended to teach, particularly in having moral
instruction
an unreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person; a
savage/irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized
Objectionably aggressive in offering
one’s unwanted and unrequested
help, advice or service
a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something
encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior)
Having an untidy or messy
appearance
necessary to the completeness of the whole;
important, extremely vital or
necessary
A person who rises in opposition to authority
Without equal; unrivalled
Display or show
(a quality or feeling) by one's
acts or appearance; demonstrate
disturbing to one's
composure or self-possession;
upsetting, discomforting,
or confusing
to disappear or cause to disappear; to drive
away
Unsophisticated or narrow-minded;
lacking refinement
to approve, allow, or sanction (something), especially
with reluctance
Unable to be annoyed
or disturbed
to reject or refuse
Precise; paying close
attention to detail
Not capable of being supported or maintained
to erase or remove completely
Outstandingly and obviously bad;
extraordinary in a bad way
Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few
words
To wander aimlessly; to take an indirect course or path
Having or showing no pity or compassion for
others; coldhearted
Deficient in quality or quantity
To make something clear; to explain
convenient; fit or suitable for the purpose;
proper under the circumstances/a resource or
means to an end result
to provoke or urge into action
characterized by the use of many or
too many words; wordy
to remove from blame or responsibility
a long life, existence, or service
Filled with bitter criticism or malice
Extraordinary in amount, extent, degree, etc; marvelous;
monstrous
having or inclined to doubt or
question about a particular subject;
suspicious or doubtful
Not clear; ambiguous, vague or uncertain/to conceal
(physically or by confusing)
to speak ill of or slander
To bring (oneself) into the
favor others
A feeling of hatred/hostility among people
An object from an earlier time, especially
one of historical or sentimental interest
