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