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founded; to officially approve imperturbable Unable to be annoyed or disturbed obsolete No longer produced or used; out of date equanimity mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation untenable Not capable of being supported or maintained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