Vocab-2nd sem.

127400314	abrogate	to repeal, to set aside, to nullify
127400315	abscond	to leave quickly and secretively
127400316	accolade	an award or honor
127400317	adjure	to command or urge
127400318	aggrieve	to distress, to mistreat
127400319	ameliorate	to make better, to ease or improve
127400320	anathema	something or someone loathed or intensely disliked
127400321	ancillary	subsidiary, subordinate
127400322	antipodal	situated on opposite sides of the earth, or being exactly opposite
127400323	apostasy	abandonment of a loyalty or religion
127400324	assignation	a secret meeting, a tryst, or something assigned
127400325	bandy	to toss back and forth, to exchange, to use in a glib way
127400326	bathos	a transition from the illustrious to the commonplace, overcome pathos, triteness
127400327	bilious	ill-tempered, cranky, angry
127400328	bivouac	a temporary encampment
127400329	effete	exhausted, lost vitality, overrefined
127400330	enervate	to weaken, to sap up strength
127400331	ennui	boredom, listlessness, lack of interest
127400332	ensconce	to settle in snugly, to hide in a secure place
127400333	erudite	scholarly, deeply learned, well read
127400334	feckless	lacking responsibility
127400335	feral	wild, like a wild animal, savage
127400336	fetter	to impede, to restrain, hamper
127400337	flagellate	to whip, or to punish as if by whipping
127400338	foment	to stir up, to incite
127400339	forswear	to retract, renounce or recant
127400340	gestalt	a structure, whose parts cannot stand alone
127400341	gesticulate	to gesture, especially when speaking
127400342	gird	to invest with authority, to brace
127400343	histrionic	overly dramatic, theatrical, deliberately affected
127400344	ignominous	disgraceful and dishonorable
127400345	impecunious	without money, penniless
127400346	impugn	to attack the integrity of something
127400347	implacable	not capable of being appeased or mollified
127400348	inchoate	just beginning, not organized or orderly, incomplete
127400349	iniquitous	evil, unjust
127400350	insouciant	nonchalant, lighthearted, unconcerned
127400351	intransigent	uncompromising, stubborn
127400352	inveterate	habitual, deeply rooted or established
127400353	juggernaut	a massive, nonstoppable object
127400354	lassitude	a weariness, listlessness, a state of lethargy
127400355	libidinous	lustful, lascivious
127400356	machination	scheming activity for an evil purpose
127400357	malfeasance	an illegal act especially by a public official
127400358	martinet	one who adheres strictly to rules
127400359	mendacious	dishonest, deceitful
127400360	mercurial	emotionally unpredictable, given to rapid mood changes
127400361	myopia	nearsightedness, lacking foresight
127400362	nepotism	showing favoritism to friends and family, as in granting political jobs
127400363	nihilism	the belief that there are no values or morals in the universe
127400364	noisome	harmful, unwholesome, stinking
127400365	obdurate	stubborn
127400366	obsequious	fawning, subservient
127400367	onerous	burdensome
127400368	onus	burden, blame, obligation
127400369	opprobrious	damning, extremely critical, disgraceful
127400370	panacea	a remedy that cures everything
127400371	paradigm	a model or example
127400372	philistine	a smugly insensitive and ignorant person who has no knowledge of artistic or intellectual subjects
127400373	phlegmatic	calm, indifferent, not easily aroused
127400374	plebeian	common, vulgar, low class
127400375	pluralism	a society in which distinct groups function together, but retain their identities
127400376	portent	an omen
127400377	probity	honesty, uprightness
127400378	prurient	have lustful thoughts or desires
127400379	punctilious	meticulously attentative to detail, exacting
127400380	recidivism	the act of repeating offense
127400381	redoubtable	formidable, fearsome
127400382	remuneration	payment, recompense
127400383	rife	widespread, abounding
127400384	ruminate	to muse upon
127400385	sallow	a sickly, greenish-yellow tone
127400386	saturnine	sullen, gloomy, depressed
127400387	sententious	preachy, pompous
127400388	slatternly	sqaulid, a slovenly person
127400389	somnolent	drowsy, sleepy
127400390	spate	a sudden outburst
127400391	stalwart	unwavering, robust, sturdily-built
127400392	tendentious	advancing a point of view
127400393	timorous	fearful, easily frightened
127400394	umbrage	displeasure or resentment, a shade
127400395	vagary	whim, an unpredictable action
127400396	venerate	to honor, worship or respect
127400397	veracious	truthful, honest
127400398	vitriolic	corrosive, biting, bitterly scathing
127400399	wont	custom, habit
141602010	bumptious	pushy, conceited, noisily self-assertive
141602011	byzantine	extremely intricate or complex in nature
141602012	cabal	a secret group of conspirators, a clique
141602013	calumny	slander, deliberate false statements
141602014	cavil	to quibble, to raise trivial objections
141602015	comport	to behave
141602016	concomitant	accompanying, attending, going along with
141602017	conflagration	a large disastrous fire
141602018	coterie	an intimate group of people with a common interest
141602019	decimate	to kill or destroy a large part of
141602020	dichotomy	division into two often contradictory parts
141602021	dissipate	to break up, to squander, to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure
141602022	draconian	severe, exceedingly harsh
157472533	depredate	to prey upon, to plunder with violence if necessary
157472534	determinism	a philosophy that says things are determined in ways that are out of human hands (AKA predestination)