Elite Vocabulary (501-625)

Ascribe

V. To attribute to a specific source

Convoke

V. To call together in a meeting

Purse

V. To contract into wrinkles or folds; to pucker

Parry

V. To deflect an attack

Dismay

V. To destroy courage or revolution; to cause to lose enthusiasm, to disillusion

Dissent

V. To disagree

Ascertain

V. To discover with certainty, as through examination

Corrode

V. To eat into; destroy gradually, as by a chemical process

Abash

V. To embarrass

Found

V. To establish; to set up on a firm basis

Preclude

V. To make impossible; to prevent the occurrence of

Intimate

V. To make known subtly; to hint

Disburse

V. To pay out money

Skew

V. To place at an angle; to cause bias in or distort Adj. asymmetric; distorted or biased

Ruminate

V. To ponder at length

Prognosticate

V. To predict

Buttress

V. To prop up or support

Repudiate

V. To reject as invalid or untrue

Revert

V. To return to a former condition

Berate

V. To scold severely and at length

Segregate

V. To separate into groups or parts

Embark

V. To set off on a long trip

Burgeon

V. To sprout or grow rapidly

Recapitulate

V. To summarize; to paraphrase

Lurch

V. To sway or tip abruptly to one side; to stagger

Rescind

V. To take back or cancel

Assimilate

V. To take in as one's own; to absorb; to adapt or adjust to the customs, etc. of a group

Blanch

V. To turn oale

Rouse

V. To wake or provoke

Enervate

V. To weaken

Auspicious

Adj. showing signs of a favorable outcome; marked by favorable circumstances

Malodorous

Adj. smelling very bad

Exhaustive

Adj. thorough

Rampant

Adj. unrestrained

Loquacious

Adj. very talkative

Tortuous

Adj. winding, twisted

Prodigious

Adj. wonderful; amazing; very big

Verbose

Adj. wordy

Wizened

Adj. wrinkled from aging

Tinge

N. A faint coloring; a trace amount

Contempt

N. A feeling that something is low or disgusting

Stipend

N. A fixed and regular payment

Cacophony

N. A harsh, jarring sound

Demagogue

N. A leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people

Clamor

N. A loud and continuous noise

Faculty

N. A natural ability to do something

Quintessence

N. A pure substance of essence of something

Charisma

N. A quality of leadership that inspires great devotion in one's followers; personal magnetism or charm

Hazard

N. A risk of being harmed; something that presents such a risk

Morsel

N. A small piece, especially of food

Dogma

N. A specific set of ideas or beliefs, especially religious or asserted to be absolutely true

Paradox

N. A statement or situation that appears contradictory

Conviction

N. A strong belief or opinion

Placebo

N. A substance, often presented as a medicine, that has an effect because of a patient's expectations rather than because of an active ingredient

Addendum

N. A supplement; something added at end of book or document

Verity

N. A widely-accepted truth

Paragon

N. An example of perfection

Impetus

N. An impelling or originating force

Increment

N. An increase in quantity V. To increase

Aptitude

N. An inherent capacity for learning, understanding, or performing

Mishap

N. An unlucky or unfortunate accident

Vim

N. Energy; enthusiasm

Tautology

N. Needless repetition of an idea in different words (i.e., "widow women"); a statement that is logically true no matter what (i.e., the committee's term shall last one year or until it ends)

Umbrage

N. Offense or resentment (used with "take")

Nomad

N. One who has no permanent home

Nemesis

N. One who inflicts justified or great punishment; a source of harm or ruin

Epicure

N. One with refined tastes, especially in food and wine

Anathema

N. Someone or something that is hated

Enmity

N. The bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy or of mutual enemies

Girth

N. The distance around something; curcumference

Insolent

Adj. boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; impertinent; impudent

Discreet

Adj. careful about what one says or does; circumspect; done, said, or placed so as to attract little notice

Dubious

Adj. causing doubt; questionable

Wary

Adj. cautious; on guard

Elaborate

Adj. detailed; carefully thorough V. To develop with care or at greater length

Voracious

Adj. devouring; extremely hungry

Perfunctory

Adj. done without care or interest or merely as a form or routine

Turgid

Adj. excessively ornate or complex in style; swollen, as from fluid

Livid

Adj. extremely angry; discolored, as from a bruise; pale, ashen

Germane

Adj. fitting and appropriate

Florid

Adj. flushed with rosy color; overdecorated

Disinterested

Adj. free from bias

Arrogant

Adj. having more pride and self-importance than is proper

Imminent

Adj. impending; threatening; likely to happen

Stringent

Adj. imposing strict standards of performance; constricted

Incontrovertible

Adj. impossible to dispute

Omnibus

Adj. including or dealing with many items at once N. A volume of reprinted works of a single author or of reprinted works on a single theme

August

Adj. inspiring awe or admiration, especially because of high rank or character

Modest

Adj. limited in amount, extent, etc.

Lank

Adj. long and slender; lean

Prudent

Adj. marked by careful planning; discreet

Slipshod

Adj. marked by carelessness or casual attention to detail; sloppy

Incoherent

Adj. not sticking together; not logically connected

Frivolous

Adj. of little importance

Saccharine

Adj. overly or sickeningly sweet

Civic

Adj. pertaining to a city or citizen

Toxic

Adj. poisonous; dangerous

Pristine

Adj. remaining in a pure state

Brittle

Adj. rigid; likely to break

Rash

Adj. showing boldness or haste without judgement