Dilettante- A person who is interested in something like the arts, but does not really know a lot about it.

Recidivist- A criminal who repeats the offense

Robust- Strong

Plight- Suffering/Bad situation

Complicity- Participating in a crime

Arbor- Related to the earth or trees

Eulogy- Tribute (+) for someone who died

Felicity- Great happiness

Felicitous- Pleasing/lucky (+)

Elan- Feeling of inspiration or enthusiasm

Stock- Lineage

Ineluctable- Inescapable

Diffident- Shy/lacking self-confidence

Restive- Impatient

Avail- To do something to no avail is to do something and have it not work out.

Futile- A futile attempt is to do something that does not work out.

Enmity- Hatred

Mirth- Happiness/laughter

Perspicacious- Shrewd/having insight

 

Truculent- Fierce, cruel, savage

Extenuating- Mitigating/lessening the severity of

Novice- Beginner/Apprentice

Venerable- Respected because of age.

Incipient- Initial stage/ coming into being

Congenial- Pleasant/agreeable

Ad hoc- Improvised, makeshift solution designed for a specific problem or task, non- generalizable, and which cannot be adapted to other purposes

Status quo- Current situation

Subjugate- Bring under control/ dominate (political or military)

Exigent- Urgent, pressing, demanding

Salubrious- Healthy

Purported- Falsely claim to be something

Dulcet- Sweet/soothing

Epigram- Brief/clever/memorable statement

Saturnine- Slow/gloomy/mysterious

Gourmand- Person who takes great pleasure in food

Flip- Rude/dismissive

Osculate- To touch the surface of a curve/tangent

Erratic- Crazy/Unpredictable