| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Adept | Highly skilled or proficient. |
| 2. | Adroit | Clever or skillful with hands or mind. |
| 3. | Aesthetic | Concerned with beauty or artistic impact. |
| 4. | Alacrity | Brisk and cheerful readiness. |
| 5. | Ambivalent | Having mixed or conflicting feelings. |
| 6. | Anachronistic | Belonging to a different time period. |
| 7. | Anecdotal | Based on personal stories rather than facts. |
| 8. | Apathetic | Showing or feeling little interest or concern. |
| 9. | Aplomb | Self-confidence or assurance. |
| 10. | Arduous | Requiring great effort; difficult. |
| 11. | Assuage | To ease or lessen pain or distress. |
| 12. | Astute | Clever and perceptive. |
| 13. | Auspicious | Indicating a favorable outcome. |
| 14. | Banal | Lacking originality; boring. |
| 15. | Bellicose | Inclined to fight or argue. |
| 16. | Benevolent | Well-meaning and kindly. |
| 17. | Blithe | Casual or cheerful indifference. |
| 18. | Brevity | Concise and exact use of words. |
| 19. | Cacophony | A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds. |
| 20. | Candor | Being open and honest. |
| 21. | Capricious | Sudden changes in mood or behavior. |
| 22. | Caveat | A warning or proviso. |
| 23. | Circumspect | Cautious and considering all circumstances. |
| 24. | Cogent | Clear, logical, and convincing. |
| 25. | Colloquial | Informal or conversational language. |
| 26. | Concur | To agree with. |
| 27. | Conundrum | A confusing and difficult problem. |
| 28. | Copacetic | Completely satisfactory; fine. |
| 29. | Cordial | Warm and friendly. |
| 30. | Cursory | Hasty and superficial. |
| 31. | Debacle | A sudden and complete failure. |
| 32. | Deference | Respectful submission or yielding. |
| 33. | Deft | Neatly skillful and quick. |
| 34. | Delineate | To describe precisely. |
| 35. | Demure | Modest and reserved. |
| 36. | Didactic | Intended to instruct. |
| 37. | Disparate | Essentially different in kind. |
| 38. | Disseminate | Spread widely (especially ideas). |
| 39. | Dogmatic | Stubbornly opinionated. |
| 40. | Dubious | Doubtful or uncertain. |
| 41. | Ebullient | Cheerful and full of energy. |
| 42. | Eclectic | From a variety of sources. |
| 43. | Egregious | Outstandingly bad. |
| 44. | Eloquent | Fluent and persuasive in speech. |
| 45. | Elucidate | To make clear. |
| 46. | Empirical | Based on observation or experience. |
| 47. | Enigmatic | Mysterious and difficult to understand. |
| 48. | Ephemeral | Lasting a very short time. |
| 49. | Equanimity | Mental calmness and composure. |
| 50. | Esoteric | Understood by a select few. |
| 51. | Euphemism | Mild word replacing a harsh one. |
| 52. | Exacerbate | To make worse. |
| 53. | Facetious | Joking often inappropriately. |
| 54. | Fastidious | Very attentive to detail. |
| 55. | Fortuitous | Happening by chance; lucky. |
| 56. | Furtive | Secretive or stealthy. |
| 57. | Garrulous | Excessively talkative. |
| 58. | Gregarious | Fond of company; sociable. |
| 59. | Harbinger | Sign of something to come. |
| 60. | Hubris | Excessive pride or self-confidence. |
| 61. | Idiosyncratic | Peculiar or individual. |
| 62. | Ineffable | Too great for words. |
| 63. | Inexorable | Impossible to stop or prevent. |
| 64. | Infallible | Incapable of making mistakes. |
| 65. | Ingenuous | Innocent and unsuspecting. |
| 66. | Insidious | Subtly harmful. |
| 67. | Intrepid | Fearless and adventurous. |
| 68. | Juxtapose | To place side by side for contrast. |
| 69. | Lethargic | Sluggish and apathetic. |
| 70. | Lucid | Expressed clearly and easy to understand. |
| 71. | Magnanimous | Generous in forgiving. |
| 72. | Malevolent | Wishing harm to others. |
| 73. | Mellifluous | Sweet-sounding or pleasant to hear. |
| 74. | Meticulous | Very careful and precise. |
| 75. | Misanthrope | A person who dislikes humankind. |
| 76. | Mitigate | To make less severe. |
| 77. | Moot | Open to debate. |
| 78. | Myriad | A countless or great number. |
| 79. | Nebulous | Vague or unclear. |
| 80. | Nefarious | Wicked or criminal. |
| 81. | Nonchalant | Calm and unconcerned. |
| 82. | Noxious | Harmful or poisonous. |
| 83. | Obfuscate | To confuse or obscure. |
| 84. | Obsequious | Overly submissive or eager to please. |
| 85. | Omnipotent | All-powerful. |
| 86. | Ostentatious | Showy and pretentious. |
| 87. | Paradox | A contradictory but true statement. |
| 88. | Pedantic | Overly concerned with details. |
| 89. | Pejorative | Expressing disapproval. |
| 90. | Perfunctory | Done routinely with little interest. |
| 91. | Perspicacious | Having keen understanding. |
| 92. | Placate | To calm or appease. |
| 93. | Precocious | Advanced for one’s age. |
| 94. | Proclivity | A natural tendency. |
| 95. | Quintessential | The perfect example of something. |
| 96. | Rancor | Bitter resentment. |
| 97. | Recalcitrant | Stubbornly disobedient. |
| 98. | Sagacious | Wise and insightful. |
| 99. | Salient | Most noticeable or important. |
| 100. | Sanguine | Optimistic or positive. |
