Yet Another 100 Words Every Adult Should Know

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Abdicate	To voluntarily give up a position of power.
2.	Absolve	To free from guilt or blame.
3.	Accolade	An award or praise.
4.	Acrimonious	Bitter or sharp in language or tone.
5.	Adept	Highly skilled or proficient.
6.	Adulation	Excessive admiration or flattery.
7.	Adversity	Difficult or challenging circumstances.
8.	Aesthetic	Pertaining to beauty or art.
9.	Agnostic	Uncertain, especially regarding belief.
10.	Allude	To indirectly refer to something.
11.	Ameliorate	To improve or make better.
12.	Animosity	Strong hostility or hatred.
13.	Audacity	Willingness to take bold risks.
14.	Auspicious	Favorable; indicating future success.
15.	Axiom	Universally accepted truth or principle.
16.	Belligerent	Hostile and aggressive.
17.	Benign	Gentle, kind, harmless.
18.	Burgeoning	Rapidly growing or expanding.
19.	Candid	Truthful and straightforward.
20.	Circumvent	To avoid or bypass.
21.	Coherent	Logical and consistent.
22.	Commiserate	To express sympathy or pity.
23.	Conciliatory	Intended to pacify or placate.
24.	Congenial	Pleasant, friendly, agreeable.
25.	Credulous	Too trusting; gullible.
26.	Cursory	Hasty and superficial.
27.	Deference	Humble submission and respect.
28.	Deft	Skillful, clever, and quick.
29.	Demure	Modest and reserved.
30.	Deride	To mock or ridicule.
31.	Disdain	Contempt or scorn.
32.	Dubious	Doubtful or uncertain.
33.	Ebullient	Enthusiastic, lively, cheerful.
34.	Emulate	To match or surpass by imitation.
35.	Enervate	To weaken or drain someone’s energy.
36.	Engender	To cause or give rise to.
37.	Ephemeral	Short-lived; fleeting.
38.	Exacerbate	To make worse or more severe.
39.	Exemplary	Outstanding; worthy of imitation.
40.	Facetious	Treating serious issues humorously.
41.	Feasible	Practical and achievable.
42.	Flippant	Disrespectfully casual or humorous.
43.	Frugal	Economical; careful with money.
44.	Furtive	Secretive, stealthy.
45.	Germane	Relevant and appropriate.
46.	Hackneyed	Overused and unoriginal.
47.	Idiosyncrasy	Distinctive or peculiar habit.
48.	Impeccable	Flawless, perfect.
49.	Incessant	Continuous; without stopping.
50.	Incisive	Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.
51.	Indigenous	Originating naturally; native.
52.	Inept	Lacking skill or competence.
53.	Inherent	Existing as a permanent characteristic.
54.	Innovate	To introduce something new or original.
55.	Intrepid	Fearless; adventurous.
56.	Irrefutable	Impossible to deny or disprove.
57.	Languid	Slow, relaxed, lacking energy.
58.	Lethargic	Sluggish and inactive.
59.	Malevolent	Wishing harm to others.
60.	Misnomer	Inaccurate or inappropriate name.
61.	Mollify	To soothe or calm someone’s anger.
62.	Morose	Sullen and gloomy.
63.	Nefarious	Wicked or criminal.
64.	Oblivious	Unaware or unconscious.
65.	Onerous	Burdensome, difficult.
66.	Opulent	Rich and luxurious.
67.	Panacea	A universal remedy or solution.
68.	Paragon	Perfect example or model.
69.	Paucity	Scarcity or shortage.
70.	Penchant	Strong liking or inclination.
71.	Perfunctory	Carried out with minimal effort.
72.	Pervasive	Spreading widely through an area.
73.	Placate	To soothe or pacify.
74.	Plausible	Seeming reasonable or believable.
75.	Proliferate	To increase rapidly in numbers.
76.	Quintessential	Representing the perfect example.
77.	Reclusive	Avoiding the company of others.
78.	Refute	To prove to be false or incorrect.
79.	Reprehensible	Deserving blame or condemnation.
80.	Repudiate	To refuse to accept or associate with.
81.	Retrospect	Review of past events.
82.	Rudimentary	Basic or fundamental.
83.	Salient	Most noticeable or important.
84.	Sanguine	Optimistic or positive.
85.	Specious	Superficially plausible but wrong.
86.	Stoic	Unaffected by emotions or pain.
87.	Substantiate	To provide evidence to support.
88.	Succinct	Briefly and clearly expressed.
89.	Surmise	To infer without complete evidence.
90.	Temperate	Moderate, restrained.
91.	Tenuous	Weak or slight.
92.	Trivial	Unimportant or insignificant.
93.	Vapid	Offering nothing stimulating or challenging.
94.	Verbose	Using too many words.
95.	Vigilant	Watchful and alert.
96.	Vilify	To speak or write negatively about.
97.	Voracious	Having a very eager appetite.
98.	Wary	Cautious and watchful.
99.	Zephyr	Gentle breeze.
100.	Zenith	Highest point; peak.