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This document lists 80 vocabulary words and their definitions. It provides definitions for words ranging from 'absolve' to 'trepidation'. The vocabulary words cover a wide variety of topics and meanings.

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Vocabulary Words

This document lists 80 vocabulary words and their definitions. It provides definitions for words ranging from 'absolve' to 'trepidation'. The vocabulary words cover a wide variety of topics and meanings.

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Vocabulary:

1.absolve
grant remission of a sin to
2.acrimony
a rough and bitter manner
3.amenable
disposed or willing to comply
4.banal
repeated too often; overfamiliar
through overuse
5.candor
the quality of being honest and
straightforward
6.caricature
a representation of a person
exaggerated for comic effect
7.circumspect
careful to consider potential consequences
and avoid risk
8.coalesce
fuse or cause to come together
9.corroborate
give evidence for
10. congenial
suitable to your needs
11. curtail
terminate or abbreviate before its intended
or proper end
12. dearth
an insufficient quantity or number
13. debilitate
make weak
14. decorous
characterized by propriety and dignity and
good taste
15.decry
express strong disapproval of
16.deference
courteous regard for people's feelings
17.demean
reduce in worth or character, usually
verbally
18.deplore
express strong disapproval of
19.derision
the act of treating with contempt
20.derivative
a compound obtained from another
compound
21.didactic
instructive, especially excessively
22.diffident
showing modest reserve
23.discord
lack of agreement or harmony
24.disparage
express a negative opinion of
25.dissipate
cause to separate and go in different
directions
26.docile
easily handled or managed
27.eclectic
selecting what seems best of various styles
or ideas
28.ephemeral
anything short-lived, as an insect that lives
only for a day
29.espouse
choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
30.exonerate
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
31.fallacious
containing or based on incorrect reasoning
32.farce
a comedy characterized by broad satire
33.fastidious
giving careful attention to detail
34.fawning
attempting to win favor by flattery
35.flippant
showing an inappropriate lack of
seriousness
36.garrulous
full of trivial conversation
37.frivolous
not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
38.gluttonous
given to excess in consumption of especially
food or drink
39.hackneyed
repeated too often; overfamiliar through
overuse
40.iconoclastic
characterized by attack on established
beliefs
41.immutable
not subject or susceptible to change or
variation
42.incongruity
the quality of disagreeing
43.innate
present at birth but not necessarily
hereditary
44.ingrate
a person who shows no thankfulness or
appreciation
45.ingenuous
lacking in sophistication or worldliness
46.languid
lacking spirit or liveliness
47.larceny
the act of taking something from someone
unlawfully
48.meek
humble in spirit or manner
49.mutability
the quality of being capable of change
50.nonchalance
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not
to care
51.outmoded
no longer in fashion
52.pedantic
marked by a narrow focus on or display of
learning
53.perjury
criminal offense of making false statements
under oath
54.pervasive
spreading or spread throughout
55.perpetual
continuing forever or indefinitely
56.petulant
easily irritated or annoyed
57.potency
the power or right to give orders or make
decisions
58.premonition
an early warning about a future event
59.premise
a statement that is held to be true
60.presumptuous
going beyond what is appropriate,
permitted, or courteous
61.prudent
marked by sound judgment
62.recluse
one who lives in solitude
63.refute
overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
64.relinquish
turn away from; give up
65.reprehensible
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or
censure
66.repudiate
refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize
as valid
67.resolution
a decision to do something or to behave in a
certain manner
68.reticent
reluctant to draw attention to yourself
69.reverent
feeling or showing profound respect or
veneration
70.serenity
the absence of mental stress or anxiety
71.stratagem
an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive
or evade
72.subdued
restrained in style or quality
73.subversive
in opposition to an established system or
government
74.superfluous
more than is needed, desired, or required
75.taciturn
habitually reserved and uncommunicative
76.temper
a characteristic state of feeling
77.temperament
your usual mood
78.thwart
hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or
desire
79.transcendent
exceeding or surpassing usual limits
80.trepidation
a feeling of alarm or dread

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