Vocab List
(Merriam Webster Dictionary)
List 1
1. Antebellum (adj)- before or existing before a war, especially the American Civil War,
:prewar
2. Appease (verb)- to make someone pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired
: to make less painful or troubling
3. Rebellion (noun)- open opposition toward a person or group in authority
: refusal to obey rules or accept normal standards of behavior, dress, etc.
4. Pacify (verb)- to cause (someone who is angry or upset) to become calm or quiet
: to cause or force (a country, a violent group of people, etc.) to become peaceful
5. Belligerence (noun)- an aggressive or truculent attitude, atmosphere, or disposition
6. Pact (noun)- a formal agreement between two countries, people, or groups especially to help each
other or to stop fighting
7. Bellicose (adj)- having or showing a tendency to argue or fight
8. Hospice (noun)- a place that provides care for people who are dying
: a place where travelers can stay; especially an inn kept by people in a religious organization
9. Hostel (noun)- an inexpensive place for usually young travelers to stay overnight
: a shelter for homeless people
10. Paramour (noun)- a person with whom someone is having a romantic or sexual relationship and
especially a secret or improper relationship
11. Reprobate (verb)- to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil
:to foreordain to damnation
12. Probity (noun)- the quality of a person who is completely honest
List 2
1. Approbation (noun)- praise or approval
2. Recrimination (noun)- an angry statement in which you accuse or criticize a person who has accused
or criticized you
3. Disprove (verb)- to show that (something) is false or wrong
4. Alleviate (verb)- to reduce the pain or trouble of (something) : to make (something) less painful,
difficult, or severe
5. Stentorian (adj)- very loud
6. Hedonism (noun)- the belief that pleasure or happiness is the most important goal in life
7. Induce (verb)- to cause (something) to happen or exist
medical : to give special medicine in order to make someone give birth : to cause labor or birth to begin
by giving special drugs to a pregnant woman
8. Inconsequential (adj)- not important
9. Mercurial (adj)- changing moods quickly and often
: changing often : very changeable
10. Ephemeral (adj)- lasting a very short time
11. Epithet (noun)- a word or phrase that describes a person or thing
: an offensive word or name that is used as a way of abusing or insulting someone
12. Epitaph (noun)- something written or said in memory of a dead person; especially : words written
on a gravestone
List 3
1.Ambient (adj)- surrounding on all sides
of electronic music : quiet and relaxing with melodies that repeat many times
2. Homogeneous (adj)- of the same or a similar kind or nature
:of uniform structure or composition throughout
3. Primal (adj)- very basic and powerful
4. Fastidious (adj)- very careful about how you do something
: liking few things : hard to please
5. Dissipate (verb)- to cause (something) to spread out and disappear
: to separate into parts and disappear or go away
6. De facto (adj)- exercising power as if legally constituted
: resulting from economic or social factors rather than from laws or actions of the state
7. Dysfunctional (adj)- the condition of having poor and unhealthy behaviors and attitudes within a
group of people
medical : the state of being unable to function in a normal way
8. Euphoria (noun)- a feeling of great happiness and excitement
9. Dystrophy (noun)- a condition produced by faulty nutrition
:any myogenic atrophy
10. Bona fide (adj)- real or genuine
law : made or done in an honest and sincere way
11. Dissonant (adj)- not in agreement with something
music : not in harmony
12. Precedent (adj)- prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
List 4
1. Resonance (noun)- the quality of a sound that stays loud, clear, and deep for a long time : a quality
that makes something personally meaningful or important to someone
2. Vis-a-vis (preposition)- face-to-face with
: in relation to
3. Auspicious (adj)- showing or suggesting that future success is likely
: attended by good fortune
4. Visage (noun)- a persons face
5. Equivocate (verb)- to use unclear language especially to deceive or mislead someone
6. Perspicacious (adj)- having or showing an ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or
not obvious
7. Arrogate (verb)- to take or claim (something, such as a right or a privilege) in a way that is not fair or
legal
8. Serpentine (adj)- snakelike
9. Apiary (noun)- a place where bees are kept;
: a collection of hives or colonies of bees kept for their honey
10. Corpulent (adj)- fat: having a large body
11. Tactile (adj)- relating to the sense of touch
12. Codicil (noun)- law : a document that adds or changes something in a will
List 5
1. Subjugate (verb)- to defeat and gain control of (someone or something) by the use of force : to
conquer and gain the obedience of people
2. Subliminal (adj)- inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
: existing or functioning below the threshold of consciousness
3. Paradigm (noun)- a model or pattern for something that may be copied
: a theory or a group of ideas about how something should be done, made, or thought about
4. Paragon (noun)- a person or thing that is perfect or excellent in some way and should be considered a
model or example to be copied
5. Peremptory (adj)- used to describe an order, command, etc., that you must obey without any
questions or excuses
: having or showing the insulting attitude of people who think that they should be obeyed without
question
6. Undulant (adj)- rising and falling in waves
: having a wavy form, outline, or surface
7. Extenuating (verb)- to make light of :to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of by
making partial excuses
8. Tenuous (adj)- not certain, definite, or strong : flimsy, weak, or uncertain
: very thin
9. Assignation (noun)- a romantic rendezvous
10. Bovine (adj)- relating to cows
: looking or acting like a cow
11. Circumference (noun)- the length of a line that goes around something or that makes a circle or
other round shape
: the outer edge of a shape or area
12. Ad hoc (adverb)- for the particular end or case at hand without consideration of wider application
List 6
1. Alter ego (noun)- a different version of yourself
: a close friend who thinks or feels similarly to the way you think or feel
2. Immutable (adj)- not capable of or susceptible to change
3. Commutation (noun)- law : a change of a punishment to a less severe one
4. Refraction (noun)- deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray
:the change in the apparent position of a celestial body due to bending of the light rays emanating from
it as they pass through the atmosphere;
5. Biopsy (noun)- the removal of tissue, cells, or fluids from someone's body in order to check for
illness
6. Fungible (adj)- being of such a nature that one part or quantity may be replaced by another equal part
or quantity in the satisfaction of an obligation
7. Fractious (adj)- causing trouble : hard to manage or control
: full of anger and disagreement
8. Abnegation (noun)- denial :self-denial
9. Indigenous (adj)- produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular region or environment
10. Telepathic (adj)- communication from one mind to another by extrasensory means
11. Renege (verb)- to refuse to do something that you promised or agreed to do
12. Fragmentary (adj)- made up of parts or pieces : made up of fragments
List 7
1. Generic (adj)- of or relating to a whole group or class
: not sold or made under a particular brand name
2. Paranoia (noun)- medical : a serious mental illness that causes you to falsely believe that other
people are trying to harm you
: an unreasonable feeling that people are trying to harm you, do not like you, etc.
3. Ingratiate (verb)- to gain favor or approval for (yourself) by doing or saying things that people like
4. Auxiliary (adj)- available to provide extra help, power, etc., when it is needed
: reinforcement
5. Declaim (verb)- to say (something) in usually a loud and formal way
6. Effusive (adj)- expressing a lot of emotion
7. Accretion (noun)- a gradual process in which layers of a material are formed as small amounts are
added over time
: something that has grown or accumulated slowly : a product or result of gradual growth
8. Predispose (verb)- to cause (someone) to be more likely to behave in a particular way or to be
affected by a particular condition
9.Ornithologist (noun)- someone who studies birds
10. Quadrennial (adj)- consisting of or lasting for four years
:occurring or being done every four years
11. Symbiosis (noun)- biology : the relationship between two different kinds of living things that live
together and depend on each other
: a relationship between two people or groups that work with and depend on each other
12. Biodegradable (adj)- capable of being slowly destroyed and broken down into very small parts by
natural processes, bacteria, etc.
List 8
1. Hyperbole (noun)- exaggerated statements :statements that are not meant to be taken seriously
2. Precocious (adj)- having developed abilities at an earlier age than normal
3. Illusion (noun)- a thing wrongly perceived : a ma raj
4. Absolve (verb)- declare someone free from blame : to forgive
5. Dissolution (noun)- the act of officially ending a marriage, organization, agreement, etc.
: the process of making something slowly end or disappear
6. Soluble (adj)- able to be dissolved :mixable
7. Complaisant (adj)- willing or eager to please other people : easily convinced to do what other people
want
8. Compunction (noun)- a feeling of guilt or regret
9. Placid (adj)- not easily upset or excited
: not moving much : calm and steady
10. Autonomy (noun)- the state of existing or acting separately from others
: the power or right of a country, group, etc., to govern itself
11. Aberrant (adj)- different from the usual or natural type : unusual or abnormal
12. Erratic (adj)- acting, moving, or changing in ways that are not expected or usual : not consistent or
regular
List 9
1. Dynasty (noun)- a line of hereditary rulers :lineage
2. Retrograde (verb)- directed or moving backwards
3. Abjure (verb)- solemnly renounce
4. Criterion (noun)- principle or standard by which something is judged or decided
5. Objurgate (verb)- rebuke severely: scold
6. Misanthropic (adj)- disliking mankind: avoiding human society
7. Quintessential (adj)- most perfect example of quality or class
8. Capitulate (verb)- cease to resist an opponent: surrender
9. Philanthropy (noun)- the desire to promote the welfare of others
10. Jurisprudence (noun)- a legal system
11. Perfunctory (adj)- carried out with minimum effort or reflection
12. Centurion (noun)- commander of a century in the ancient Roman army
