Littoral- The shore of a lake or ocean Redolent- Having a good smell Xenophile- Prejudice against immigrants Lucrative- Profitable Anarchy- Absence of government Debacle- Sudden collapse Abdicate- Renounce or give up a position Antiquated- Out of date Bourgeois- Middle class, materialistic Insurgent- Rebellious or one who rebels Posterity- Descendents, future generations Iconoclast- One who attacks[…]

Clandestine- Secret Prophetic- Seeing into the future Trivial- Unimportant Dissent- Disagree with Surmise- Presume Depravity- Moral corruption Jeopardize- Put in danger Scrutinize- Criticize Slipshod- Haphazardly Extrapolate- To pull out of Onerous- Strenuous, difficult, bothersome Irreproachable- Beyond reproach (too holy to be criticized) Affliction- Misery, pain, grief Cacophony- Harsh/loud sounds Rehash- Repeat Expendable- Worthless Ameliorate- Soothe,[…]

Dowager- Widow who has right to property Turpitude- Corrupt practice Perspicacity- Keen Modicum- Small amount of something Vindictive- Revengeful Condone- To allow or excuse Subterfuge- A deceiving statement used to get what you want Recalcitrant- Stubborn and uncooperative with the authority Rapacious- Very greedy Venal- Related to bribery Antiquated- Old-fashioned, out-dated Laconic- Using few words[…]

Impish- Annoying or annoyingly playful Gaucho- Cowboy, masculine and adventurous Gist- The basic idea of something Imputation- An accusation of guild Chaste- Pure Errant- Wandering Fallacious- Misleading Phlegmatic- Stoic, showing little emotion Mellifluous- Softly flowing Magnanimity- Generosity Scrupulous- Moral, honest, sticking to rules Tenacious- Persistent, stubborn Bane- Cause of death or ruin Ardor- Intensity Dogged-[…]

Brood- Young of an animal Confer- Discuss/conference with Din- Noisy Disinter- To take out of original place Dole- To distribute out Ensconce- To settle in or to hide Forelock- Front of a horse’s mane Gambol- To play light heartedly Ignominious- Bringing shame Knoll- Hill Machination- Sneaky plot Maxim- A saying that is widely accepted Poultice-[…]

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[…]

Treacly- Sickeningly sweet or overly sentimental Fiasco- Big disaster Wayward- Disobedient Draught- Animal used for pulling heavy things Innate- Inner characteristic Brevity- Briefness Diurnal- Awake during the day (opposite of nocturnal) Polymorphous- Something that takes many forms Simian- Related to monkeys or apes Perservate- To repeat over and over/obsessively Kudos- Honor/glory Byzantine- Difficult to understand[…]

Amalgam- Mixture of different elements; alloy Corrosion- Destruction by chemical action Dichotomy- Split; divided in two parts (often contradictory) Dispersion- Breaking up or scattering in various directions Dregs- Sediment; worthless residue Ferment- Breaking something down; civil unrest Hermetic- Sealed airtight Impermeable- Impervious; not permitting passage through Innate- Inborn; possessed as an essential characteristic Malleable- Capable[…]

Refractory- Rejecting authority Assiduous- Diligent Dejected- Depressed  Indifferent- Apathetic; not caring one way or the other Conservation- Saving; not squandering or wasting a resource Husbandry- Cultivation of agriculture or Careful use of a resource Improvisation- Making it up as you go along Partisanship- Sticking to one side (political) Gruff- Rough in speech or manner[…]