Wednesday, December 30, 2015

100 good HUNTER vocab words to know!

Great to include in the HUNTER essay

  1. abbreviate -- (v) to shorten, abridge
  2. abstinence -- (n) the act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking
  3. adulation -- (n) high praise
  4. adversity -- (n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
  5. aesthetic -- (adj) pertaining to beauty or the arts
  6. amicable -- (adj) friendly, agreeable
  7. anachronistic -- (adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period
  8. anecdote -- (n) short, usually funny account of an event
  9. anonymous -- (adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity
  10. antagonist -- (n) foe, opponent, adversary
  11. arid -- (adj) extremely dry or deathly boring
  12. assiduous -- (adj) persistent, hard-working
  13. asylum -- (n) sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge
  14. benevolent -- (adj) friendly and helpful
  15. camaraderie -- (n) trust, sociability amongst friends
  16. censure -- (v) to criticize harshly
  17. circuitous -- (adj) indirect, taking the longest route
  18. clairvoyant -- (adj) exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
  19. collaborate -- (v) to cooperate, work together
  20. compassion -- (n) sympathy, helpfulness or mercy
  21. compromise -- (v) to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides
  22. condescending -- (adj) possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
  23. conditional -- (adj) depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract
  24. conformist -- (n) person who complies with accepted rules and customs
  25. congregation -- (n) a crowd of people, an assembly
  26. convergence -- (n) the state of separate elements joining or coming together
  27. deleterious -- (adj) harmful, destructive, detrimental
  28. demagogue -- (n) leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
  29. digression -- (n) the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument
  30. diligent -- (adj) careful and hard-working
  31. discredit -- (v) to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
  32. disdain -- (v) to regard with scorn or contempt
  33. divergent -- (adj) separating, moving in different directions from a particular point
  34. empathy -- (n) identification with the feelings of others
  35. emulate -- (v) to imitate, follow an example
  36. enervating -- (adj) weakening, tiring
  37. enhance -- (v) to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
  38. ephemeral -- (adj) momentary, transient, fleeting
  39. evanescent -- (adj) quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image
  40. exasperation -- (n) irritation, frustration
  41. exemplary -- (adj) outstanding, an example to others
  42. extenuating -- (adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors
  43. florid -- (adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
  44. fortuitous -- (adj) happening by luck, fortunate
  45. frugal -- (adj) thrifty, cheap
  46. hackneyed -- (adj) cliched, worn out by overuse
  47. haughty -- (adj) arrogant and condescending
  48. hedonist -- (n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal
  49. hypothesis -- (n) assumption, theory requiring proof
  50. impetuous -- (adj) rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
  51. impute -- (v) to attribute an action to particular person or group
  52. incompatible -- (adj) opposed in nature, not able to live or work together
  53. inconsequential -- (adj) unimportant, trivial
  54. inevitable -- (adj) certain, unavoidable
  55. integrity -- (n) decency, honesty, wholeness
  56. intrepid -- (adj) fearless, adventurous
  57. intuitive -- (adj) instinctive, untaught
  58. jubilation -- (n) joy, celebration, exultation
  59. lobbyist -- (n) person who seeks to influence political events
  60. longevity -- (n) long life
  61. mundane -- (adj) ordinary, commonplace
  62. nonchalant -- (adj) calm, casual, seeming unexcited
  63. novice -- (n) apprentice, beginner
  64. opulent -- (adj) wealthy
  65. orator -- (n) lecturer, speaker
  66. ostentatious -- (adj) showy, displaying wealth
  67. parched -- (adj) dried up, shriveled
  68. perfidious -- (adj) faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
  69. precocious -- (adj) unusually advanced or talented at an early age
  70. pretentious -- (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
  71. procrastinate -- (v) to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off
  72. prosaic -- (adj) relating to prose; dull, commonplace
  73. prosperity -- (n) wealth or success
  74. provocative -- (adj) tending to provoke a response, e.g., anger or disagreement
  75. prudent -- (adj) careful, cautious
  76. querulous -- (adj) complaining, irritable
  77. rancorous -- (adj) bitter, hateful
  78. reclusive -- (adj) preferring to live in isolation
  79. reconciliation -- (n) the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute
  80. renovation -- (n) repair, making something new again
  81. resilient -- (adj) quick to recover, bounce back
  82. restrained -- (adj) controlled, repressed, restricted
  83. reverence -- (n) worship, profound respect
  84. sagacity -- (n) wisdom
  85. scrutinize -- (v) to observe carefully
  86. spontaneity -- (n) impulsive action, unplanned events
  87. spurious -- (adj) lacking authenticity, false
  88. submissive -- (adj) tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others
  89. substantiate -- (v) to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence
  90. subtle -- (adj) hard to detect or describe; perceptive
  91. superficial -- (adj) shallow, lacking in depth
  92. superfluous -- (adj) extra, more than enough, redundant
  93. suppress -- (v) to end an activity, e.g., to prevent the dissemination of information
  94. surreptitious -- (adj) secret, stealthy
  95. tactful -- (adj) considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others
  96. tenacious -- (adj) determined, keeping a firm grip on
  97. transient -- (adj) temporary, short-lived, fleeting
  98. venerable -- (adj) respected because of age
  99. vindicate -- (v) to clear from blame or suspicion
  100. wary -- (adj) careful, cautious


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