100 word Vocab S2

Lackadaisical

To lack enthusiasm and determination

Debunk

To express the falseness of a belief

Grandiose

affectedly grand more elaborate than necessary

Usurp

to seize and hold

Hersey

Any belief or theory that is different then the established belief

Marred

to damage

Bequeath

to dispose of/hand down

Plethora

a large excess

Encumbrance

A burden or impediment

Inherent

Existing and being inseparable

Jocular

Fond of being characterized by joking

Hardy

Capable of enduring fatigue

Frugal

Paring or economical with regard to money or food

Apathetic

Showing no concern

Inundate

To flood over

Debacle

A sudden and ignominious failure

Decimate

to kill, destroy, or remove a large part of

Squander

To waste in a reckless and foolish manner

Parody

an imitation of the style of a particular artist or person

Amicable

friendly relationship

Apt

suitable in the circumstance, having a tendency to do something

Benevolent

intending or showing kindness

Berate

to criticize someone angrily

Buoyant

able to stay afloat

Conciliate

to make agreeable

Derogatory

lessen the merit of someone

Eclectic

selecting or choosing from various sources

Esoteric

understood by select few with the knowledge

Flummox

to perplex greatly

Garish

obtrusively bright and showy

Impudent

not showing respect

Laconic

using few words

Malleable

capable of being shaped by pressure

Motley

exhibiting great diversity

Reprehensible

deserving of rebuke

Sanguine

optimistic appositive attitude in a bad situation

Shrewd

having or showing sharp powers of judgement

Trifling

unimportant or trivial

Vapid

lacking or having lost life

Auspicious

Conductive success

Blighted

Spoil, harm or destroy

Capricious

Changes in behavior

Copious

to have a large quantity of

Culpable

deserving blame

Scrupulous

having moral or ethical standards

Superfluous

being more than is required

Deleterious

to harm/ injure

Divulge

to reveal a secret

Empirical

Based on, concerned with or variable by observation

Exorbitant

exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, especially in amount or extent; highly excessive

Futile

incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful

Innocuous

not harmful or injurious; harmless

Laud

to praise; extol.

Mitigate

to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; lessen in severity.

Obstinate

firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.

Pliable

easily bent; flexible; supple: easily influenced or persuaded; yielding:

Profusion

abundance; abundant quantity.

Provincial

belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local:

Recalcitrate

to resist or oppose; show strong objection or repugnance.

Repugnant

distasteful, objectionable, or offensive:

Abate

become less intense, cause to become smaller

Banal

so lacking in originality as to be boring

Dupe

A person who easily is fooled or deceived, to deceive or trick

Caustic

capable or burning or destroying tissue

Chagrin

to feel distressed or humiliated

Epitome

a person or thing that is a perfect example

Rapport

a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.

Ratify

to confirm by expressing consent or approval

Solace

to give comfort or consolation

Clandestine

done in secrecy, deception

Supercilious

behaving or looking as though someone thinks that they are superior to others

Deterrent

something that is intended to discourage someone from something

Supplant

to supersede someone by force

Disheartening

to cause to lose hope

Trepidation

a feeling of fear

Doctrine

a set of beliefs

Vocation

a strong impulse

Elicit

to draw or bring forth

Zealot

a person who is uncompromising

Expedient

to be convenient or practical

Altruistic

showing a selfless concern for others

Belligerent

hostile and aggressive

Complacent

eased with yourself

Disillusionment

to be freed from illusion

Egalitarian

relating to or believing that all people are equal

Flagrant

shockingly noticeable

Irate

feeling or characterized with great anger

Judicious

having, showing, or done with good judgement

Punctilious

showing great attention to detail

Sanctimonious

making a show of being morally superior to other people

Unfathomable

incapable of fully understood

Verbose

using more words than needed

Prolific

present in large numbers

Orthodox

the ordinary or usual type

Burgeon

begin to grow or increase

Dogmatic

relating to a strong set of principles

Relinquish

to remove or to surrender

Notoriety

the state of being widely known

Folly

lacking good sense

Urbane

reflecting elegance and class