Final Vocab List

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(adj) one who shows faithlessness or disloyaltyPerfidious
(adj) implied or indicated but not actually expressed; unspokenTacit
(adj) showy; flashy; one who shows offOstentatious
(n) a loud uproar or (v. i.) to become loudly insistentClamor
(n.) quickness of intellectual insight, keenness of judgment or insightAcumen
(n) a loud eager expression of approval or praiseAcclamation
(adj) a person who means to cause another painMalicious
(adj) having a sullen and gloomy dispositionMorose
(v.t.) to speak an evil lie that harms anotherMalign
(adj) hard to accomplish or achieve; difficultArduous
(n) the state of lacking what's needed to livePrivation
(adj) marked by brevity of expression or statement; shortConcise
intransitive verb meaning to show confidence by sharing secrets or a transitive verb meaning to tell a secretConfide
an adjective meaning that something has been made in good faith; realBona Fide
noun used to describe the condition of people who are always loyalFidelity
noun meaning disloyalty or betraying a moral obligationInfidelity
greedy, money-grubbingAvaricious
love of pleasureHedonism
preferencePenchant
not movingSedentary
unfit or clumsyInept
something that makes fun or ridiculesDerisive
quiet, but in a rude wayLaconic
Cheap, Cheap, CheapParsimonious
a ranting speech or to lectureHarangue
to make impossible ahead of timePreclude
unstopped, running all over the placeRampant
to convince someone with some flattery and persuasionCajole
likely OR to be unusually well qualifiedApt
a natural ability or capacity for learningAptitude
foolishness or incompetenceIneptitude
to change in order to fit in betterAdapt
quickness of thought... "smartness"Acumen
lying or spreading rumors that harm someoneMalign
long term sadness or having a personality given to sadness and depressionMelancholy
disagreeing, not getting alongDiscordant
short-livedEphemeral
harsh and horrible soundCacophony
Unwilling to spend moneyPenurious
absurd or ridiculousLudicrous
never making an errorInfallible
done by one person; done without discussion or agreementUnilateral
persistentTenacious
showing wisdomSagacious
misleading or deceptiveFallacious
mutual hatredEnmity
to calm or mollify someone, especially by giving in or giving upPlacate
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for othersComplaisant
a legal answer to a chargePlea
calm... free of interruptionPlacid
never pleased, incapable of being pleasedImplacable
loving one's own looksNarcissistic
reserved, withdrawn, or just quietReticent
to recognize or identify, especially with the eyesDiscern
doable, possibleFeasible
working hard and with attention to the detailAssiduous
excess or abundancePlethora
lacking awareness... cluelessOblivious
young and inexperienced; immatureCallow
excessive or inappropriate humorLevity
social, friendly, and always wanting to have the friend-group aroundGregarious
the lessen, pacify, or quietAssuage
distress from humiliationChagrin
standing out as terribleEgregious
a gathering of peopleCongregation
to separate or set apartSegregate
difficultArduous
to persuade by flatteryCajole
unspoken but understoodTacit
a primary or chief enemyArchenemy
to insistAver
to turn aside or preventAvert
cautious, careful to consider the choices before making a decisionCircumspect
involving perception, memory, reasoning, or any mental abilityCognitive
fond of living the good lifeConvivial
ready to believe with very little evidenceCredulous
a set of beliefsCreed
with a hidden or difficult to understand meaningCryptic
worthy of blameCulpable
tending to clear a person of guiltExculpatory
to associate too closelyFraternize
government ruled by a small group of peopleOligarchy
a feeling of sympathetic pityPathos
being able to sense the futurePrecognition
Professional fighterPugilist
being combative and argumentative by naturePugnacious
to pervert or corruptSubvert
hesitant or uncertainTentative
truthfulnessVeracity
lively and spiritedVivacious
with one's identity concealedIncognito
the quality or power of inspiring belief OR capacity for beliefCredibility
the scientific study of secret writing or the enciphering and deciphering of messagesCryptology
to clear from alleged fault or guiltExculpate
a family, society, community, or state governed by women; a form of social organization in which the mother is head of the familyMatriarchy
lack of feeling or emotion : impassivenessApathy
to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrityImpugn
Not favorable: not attended by good or favorable signsInauspicious
to give new life or vigor toRevitalize
capable of being held, maintained, or defended : defensible, reasonableTenable