Vocabulary Words

1. comatose (adj.) unconscious

2. frivolous (adj.) lacking in seriousness

3. loathe (verb) to hate

4. presumptuous (adj.) bold to the point of rudeness

5. vicariously (adv.) acting as a substitute

6. pacify (verb) to soothe or calm

7. plethora (noun) a great quantity

8. feign (verb) to pretend

9. clemency (noun) an act of mercy

10. noxious (adj.) harmful

11. ornate (adj.) fancy

12. profound (adj.) deeply meaningful

13. versatile (adj.) capable of doing many things

14. parsimonious (adj.) stingy

15. pilferer (noun) theif

16. peruse (verb) to skim through

17. acute (adj.) sharp

18. relinquish (verb) to give up or release

19. cavort (verb) to romp or play

20. voracious (adj.) consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous

21. eminent (adj.) of high reputation

22. indiscriminate (adj.) not making or based on careful distinctions; unselective

23. replete (verb) to fill completely

24. matron (noun) an older married woman

25. technology (noun) a branch of science dealing with engineering

26. prognosticate (verb) to predict or foretell a future event

27. automaton (noun) a robot

28. abound (verb) to be great in number or amount

29. steeped (verb) to soak or saturate

30. profuse (adj.) abundant

31. superfluous (adj.) overabundant; unnecessary

32. surfeit (noun) an oversupply

33. copious (noun) plentiful

34. lavish ( adj.)excessive amount

35. myriad (adj.) countless

36. depict (verb) to represent through pictures or words

37. octopod (noun) something with eight limbs or legs

38. minuscule (adj.) tiny

39. calamity (noun) a disaster

40. concur (verb) to agree

41. ameliorate (verb) to improve or make better

42. astute (adj.) sharp-minded; very clever

43. discern (verb) able to judge people and situations clearly

44. obsolete (adj.) old; outdated

45. archaic (adj.) old; from a much earlier time; antiquated

46. cacophony (noun) a loud and unpleasant noise; a racket

47. ardent (adj.) full of passion and emotion

48. soporific (adj.) sleep inducing

49. aloof (adj.) uninterested; showing no concern

50. impugn (verb) to oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable

51. rebuke (verb) to reprimand or scold sharply

52. ghastly (adv.) shockingly frightful

53. tumultuous (adj.) characterized by a noisy uproar

54. infalliable (adj.) unable to be proven wrong

55. exacerbate (verb) to make worse

56. slothful (adj.) lazy

57. infer (verb) to conclude by reasoning

58. nullify (verb) to make invalid or worthless

59. novice (noun) a person who is new at something

60. spendthrift (noun) a person who spends money wastefully

61. incorrigible (adj.) not capable of being reformed

62. uniformity (noun) sameness

63. hedonist (noun) a person who lives for pleasure

64. zealous (adj.) filled with enthusiasm

65. nefarious (adj.) an evil and wicked person

66. belligerant (adj.) taking part or fighting in a war

67. jocular (adj.) liking to be with people; joke around

68. mitigate (verb) to lessen pain or damage

69. narcissist (noun) a person filled with self-adoration

70. grandiloquent (adj.)

71. garrulous (adj.) talkative; loquatious

72. prowess (noun) superior courage, ability or skill

73. intrepid (adj.) fearless and bold

74. foible (noun) a minor, often amusing, fault or weakness in character

75. fickle (adj.) likely to change for no apparent reason; inconstant

76. docile (adj.) easy to manage, teach, train or discipline

77. curtail (verb) to shorten or reduce

78. clandestine (adj.) secretive; concealed from view so as to hide one's purpose

79. apathetic (adj.) a lack of feeling, emotion or interest

80. lucrative (adj.) profitable

81. ebullient (adj.) filled with bubbly excitement, as if boiling over with excitement

82. sycophant (noun) a self-server who tries to gain favor through the use of flattery or by being overattentive

83. proximity (noun) nearness

84. autonomous (adj.) independent

85. pariah (noun) a social outcast

86. laconic (adj.) using FEW WORDS in SPEECH

87. brevity (noun) BRIEFNESS in speech and writing

88. concise (adj.) using few words in speaking AND writing

89. pithy (adj.) to the point

90. quiescently (adverb) QUIET, still, inactive

91. reticent (adj.) reserved

92. succinctly (adv.) clearly and briefly stated

93. taciturn (adj.) close-mouthed

94. terse (adj.) using ONLY the words that are needed

95. avarice (noun) greedy

96. stupefied (adj.) overwhelmed with shock

97. prevaricate (verb) to lie

98. cajole (verb) to coax with flattery

99. impish (adj.) mischievous

100. paucity (noun) a small amount

101. indigenous (adj.) native