| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abate | to lessen or reduce |
| 2. | Aberration | a departure from normal |
| 3. | Abhor | to hate deeply |
| 4. | Abstruse | hard to understand |
| 5. | Accolade | an award or expression of praise |
| 6. | Acerbic | sharp or biting in tone |
| 7. | Acquiesce | to agree without protest |
| 8. | Admonish | to warn or scold |
| 9. | Adroit | skillful; clever |
| 10. | Aesthetic | concerned with beauty |
| 11. | Affable | friendly; easy to talk to |
| 12. | Alacrity | eager willingness; promptness |
| 13. | Alleviate | to ease or relieve |
| 14. | Ambiguous | having more than one meaning |
| 15. | Ambivalent | having mixed feelings |
| 16. | Ameliorate | to improve; make better |
| 17. | Anachronism | something out of its time |
| 18. | Analogous | similar in some way |
| 19. | Anomaly | something unusual or irregular |
| 20. | Antipathy | strong dislike or aversion |
| 21. | Apathy | lack of interest or concern |
| 22. | Appease | to calm or satisfy |
| 23. | Arduous | difficult; requiring effort |
| 24. | Articulate | express clearly in words |
| 25. | Assuage | to ease; relieve |
| 26. | Audacious | bold; daring |
| 27. | Austere | severe; plain; strict |
| 28. | Avarice | greed for wealth |
| 29. | Banal | commonplace; unoriginal |
| 30. | Belie | to contradict; misrepresent |
| 31. | Belligerent | hostile; aggressive |
| 32. | Benevolent | kind; charitable |
| 33. | Benign | harmless; gentle |
| 34. | Bolster | to support or strengthen |
| 35. | Bombastic | pompous; overly grand |
| 36. | Brazen | bold and shameless |
| 37. | Cacophony | harsh mixture of sounds |
| 38. | Candid | truthful; frank |
| 39. | Capricious | impulsive; unpredictable |
| 40. | Catalyst | something that speeds change |
| 41. | Censure | strong disapproval; criticize |
| 42. | Chicanery | trickery; deception |
| 43. | Circumspect | cautious; careful |
| 44. | Coerce | to force by threats |
| 45. | Cogent | clear and convincing |
| 46. | Complacent | self-satisfied; unconcerned |
| 47. | Concur | to agree |
| 48. | Conundrum | a difficult problem |
| 49. | Copious | abundant; plentiful |
| 50. | Corroborate | to confirm with evidence |
| 51. | Credible | believable; trustworthy |
| 52. | Cryptic | mysterious; hard to understand |
| 53. | Cursory | hasty; not thorough |
| 54. | Debilitate | to weaken or impair |
| 55. | Decorum | proper behavior |
| 56. | Deference | respectful yielding |
| 57. | Deleterious | harmful; damaging |
| 58. | Delineate | to describe precisely |
| 59. | Demur | to object or hesitate |
| 60. | Denounce | to condemn publicly |
| 61. | Deride | to mock or ridicule |
| 62. | Despondent | hopeless; discouraged |
| 63. | Diligent | hardworking; careful |
| 64. | Disparate | fundamentally different |
| 65. | Dogmatic | stubbornly opinionated |
| 66. | Dubious | doubtful; uncertain |
| 67. | Ebullient | cheerful; energetic |
| 68. | Eclectic | from varied sources |
| 69. | Efficacy | ability to produce results |
| 70. | Eloquent | fluent and persuasive |
| 71. | Elucidate | to make clear |
| 72. | Empirical | based on observation or experiment |
| 73. | Enigmatic | mysterious; puzzling |
| 74. | Enmity | hostility; hatred |
| 75. | Ephemeral | lasting a short time |
| 76. | Equivocal | unclear; ambiguous |
| 77. | Erudite | very learned |
| 78. | Esoteric | understood by few |
| 79. | Euphemism | mild term for harsh one |
| 80. | Exacerbate | to make worse |
| 81. | Exculpate | to clear from blame |
| 82. | Exemplify | to serve as an example |
| 83. | Exonerate | to free from blame |
| 84. | Fastidious | very attentive to detail |
| 85. | Fervent | intensely passionate |
| 86. | Florid | excessively ornate |
| 87. | Frugal | careful with money |
| 88. | Garrulous | excessively talkative |
| 89. | Gregarious | sociable; outgoing |
| 90. | Hackneyed | overused; unoriginal |
| 91. | Harangue | a lengthy angry speech |
| 92. | Haughty | arrogantly proud |
| 93. | Impetuous | acting without thought |
| 94. | Implacable | unable to be appeased |
| 95. | Implicit | suggested, not stated |
| 96. | Incongruous | out of place; incompatible |
| 97. | Ineffable | too great for words |
| 98. | Inhibit | to restrain; prevent |
| 99. | Innocuous | harmless; not offensive |
| 100. | Insipid | lacking flavor or interest |
