| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abstemious | self-denying, especially in eating |
| 2. | adumbrate | foreshadow or outline faintly |
| 3. | aegis | protection or support |
| 4. | alacrity | cheerful readiness |
| 5. | anodyne | something soothing or harmless |
| 6. | antediluvian | extremely old-fashioned or ancient |
| 7. | apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity |
| 8. | approbation | official praise or approval |
| 9. | arcane | understood by few |
| 10. | assiduous | showing persistent careful effort |
| 11. | attenuate | reduce in force |
| 12. | auspicious | favorable; promising success |
| 13. | avaricious | greedily acquisitive |
| 14. | baleful | threatening harm; menacing |
| 15. | beleaguer | beset with difficulties |
| 16. | bellwether | leading indicator or trendsetter |
| 17. | blandishment | flattering persuasion |
| 18. | bombastic | pompously inflated in style |
| 19. | bowdlerize | remove offensive material |
| 20. | cacophony | harsh mixture of sounds |
| 21. | callow | immature and inexperienced |
| 22. | capricious | given to sudden changes |
| 23. | castigate | scold severely |
| 24. | chicanery | deceptive trickery |
| 25. | circumspect | careful to avoid risk |
| 26. | cogent | clear and convincing |
| 27. | compunction | uneasy guilt or regret |
| 28. | dearth | scarcity; lack |
| 29. | debacle | sudden disastrous failure |
| 30. | decorous | properly polite and restrained |
| 31. | deleterious | causing harm |
| 32. | denouement | final resolution of plot |
| 33. | desultory | lacking a plan or purpose |
| 34. | diffident | shy; lacking self-confidence |
| 35. | dilatory | slow; intended to delay |
| 36. | ebullient | overflowing with enthusiasm |
| 37. | efface | erase; make inconspicuous |
| 38. | effrontery | shameless boldness |
| 39. | egregious | outstandingly bad |
| 40. | enervate | weaken; drain energy |
| 41. | ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| 42. | equanimity | mental calmness under stress |
| 43. | facetious | treating serious issues lightly |
| 44. | fastidious | hard to please; meticulous |
| 45. | felicitous | well suited; pleasing |
| 46. | florid | excessively elaborate or red |
| 47. | forbearance | patient self-control |
| 48. | fractious | irritable and unruly |
| 49. | gainsay | deny or contradict |
| 50. | garrulous | excessively talkative |
| 51. | grandiloquent | pompously extravagant in language |
| 52. | harangue | long aggressive speech |
| 53. | hegemony | dominance by one group |
| 54. | hubris | excessive pride or arrogance |
| 55. | iconoclast | attacker of cherished beliefs |
| 56. | idiosyncrasy | distinctive personal trait |
| 57. | ignominious | deserving shame or disgrace |
| 58. | impecunious | having little money |
| 59. | imperturbable | remaining calm and unshaken |
| 60. | implacable | unable to be appeased |
| 61. | jejune | naive; dull; superficial |
| 62. | lachrymose | tearful or mournful |
| 63. | legerdemain | deceptive skill; sleight of hand |
| 64. | lugubrious | mournful and gloomy |
| 65. | malediction | a curse |
| 66. | mendacious | dishonest; lying |
| 67. | mercurial | subject to sudden mood changes |
| 68. | minatory | threatening; menacing |
| 69. | moribund | near death or collapse |
| 70. | munificent | very generous |
| 71. | nefarious | wickedly criminal |
| 72. | obdurate | stubbornly refusing to change |
| 73. | obfuscate | make obscure or confusing |
| 74. | obsequious | excessively eager to please |
| 75. | officious | meddlesomely eager to help |
| 76. | onerous | burdensome; difficult |
| 77. | parsimonious | extremely stingy |
| 78. | perfunctory | done with little care |
| 79. | pernicious | highly harmful |
| 80. | perspicacious | keenly perceptive |
| 81. | phlegmatic | calm and unemotional |
| 82. | portentous | ominously important in tone |
| 83. | probity | complete honesty and integrity |
| 84. | protean | able to change easily |
| 85. | pulchritude | physical beauty |
| 86. | pusillanimous | lacking courage |
| 87. | quixotic | idealistic but impractical |
| 88. | ubiquitous | present everywhere |
| 89. | umbrage | offense or resentment |
| 90. | unctuous | excessively flattering or oily |
| 91. | unfathomable | impossible to understand fully |
| 92. | upbraid | scold sharply |
| 93. | usurp | seize power unlawfully |
| 94. | vacillate | waver between choices |
| 95. | vainglorious | overly proud and boastful |
| 96. | venerate | regard with deep respect |
| 97. | verisimilitude | appearance of being true |
| 98. | vicissitude | change of circumstances |
| 99. | vitriolic | bitterly harsh or cruel |
| 100. | zenith | highest point |