Advanced Vocabulary

affront

an action or remark that causes outrage or offenseFeel insulted hurted

arbitrary

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

tenacity

persistent determination

superficial

(adj.) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow

clamor

Loud noise or shouting

mutiny

Open rebellion against authority

inclusive

containing all; not keeping any out

palpable

capable of being touched or felt, obvious

recurrence

repetition

unequivocally

not showing or allowing any doubt

curtail

To cut short or reduce, restrictions

disposition

A person's general or natural mood; tendency

inadvertently

unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly, unwittingly

lenient

inclined not to be strict

trample

step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet

replenish

(v.) to fill again, make good, replace

subtlety

the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze, not obvious

quash

(v.) to crush, put down completely, suppress, declare invalid

corroborate

(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify

altercation

a heated argument

aggrieve

to mistreat; to do grievous injury to; to distress

aberration

a state or condition markedly different from the norm

flamboyant

Excessively showy; unrestrained

facile

(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

emphatic

showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly

exhilaration

a feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation

hilarity

great merriment; extreme amusement

proletarian

a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)"workers of the world--unite!"syn : proletarian, prole, worker

overdue

coming later than expected or needed; unpaid when owed

exasperation

a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

refrain

a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song. Resist doing something

mundane

(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary

charisma

A magical-seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty

incentive

If something is an incentive to do something, it encourages you to do it. There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures.

malevolence

ill will or evil intentions

fallacy

a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument

hegemony

the domination of one state or group over its allies

predates

to happen before; to precede

embody

to give bodily form to; to personify; to make part of a system

concur

to be of the same opinion; to agree with

Infallibility

immunity from error and any possibility of error

furtive

secret, stealthy, sneaky

stupendous

amazing because it is very great or very large

indespensable

absolutely necessary, not to be neglected

cursory

hasty, not thorough

plagiarism

taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas

synthesis

combining parts into a whole

wallow

to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way

obnoxious

highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

dissed

treated rudely or without respect

gleeful

excited and happy

implausible

difficult to believe

nuance

a slight or subtle degree of difference

ominous

unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

preposterous

ridiculous, senseless

sturdy

strong and firm (in the body)

reciprocally

mutually

ubiquitous

being everywhere at the same time

cohesive

sticking together

inconspicuous

not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable

ambiguous

unclear or doubtful in meaning