| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adroit | skilful (Maladroit = clumsy) |
| Agnostic | unsure of the existence of god |
| Ameliorating | making better |
| Arboreal | living in trees |
| Ascertain | find out; make sure |
| Barrage | bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.) |
| Belabor | over-emphasizing |
| Brevity | briefness |
| Cacophony | noise; din |
| Censured | blamed |
| Circumvent | avoid |
| Coerced | forced |
| Condoning | tolerating |
| Congenial | friendly; sociable; suitable |
| Demagogues | mob leaders; agitators |
| Disparaged | criticized |
| Docile | tame; subservient |
| Eclectic | taking things from different sources |
| Elitist | favoring top group; snob |
| Elusive | difficult to pin down |
| Empiric | found by experiment/practice |
| Endorsed | supported |
| Envisioning | imagining, predicting |
| Extolled | praised |
| Foster | support; encourage |
| Furtiveness | secretiveness |
| Gluttonous | greedy |
| Indictment | charge; legal accusation |
| Indigenous | native to a locality |
| Irreproachable | cannot be criticized. (Reproach = criticize) |
| Knack | trick; skill |
| Libelous | open to prosecution for libel (Libel = written slander) |
| Naiveté | innocence; lack of worldliness |
| Nihilism | belief in nothing; anarchy |
| Paucity | shortage |
| Penchant | tendency; leaning toward |
| Perquisites | ‘perks’ |
| Phobic | fearful |
| Pilfer | steal |
| Pliant | flexible |
| Predilection | liking for; penchant |
| Presumption | assuming too much |
| Profundity | depth (of ideas) |
| Quixotic | idealistic; impractical |
| Reclusive | avoiding other people; solitary |
| Rehash | revamp hurriedly/carelessly |
| Repertoire | range; set of skills |
| Repertory | story; stock; repertoire |
| Reprehensible | very bad |
| Sarcasm | sneering, bitter remarks; ironic or taunting |
| Supple | flexible; pliant; lithe |
| Temperamental | volatile; changeable |
| Transitory | shot-lived |
| Tribulations | troubles |
| Unwitting | not deliberate |
| Venality | corruption |
| Vulnerable | open to attack; susceptible |
