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