Vocabulary List #1
apathy lack of emotion or interest
ambiguous having more than one meaning; vague
fervent passionate
vagrant a wandering homeless person; a tramp
undermine to weaken; to wear away the foundation of
oblivious unaware; unconscious
indifferent not caring one way or another; lacking a preference; neutral
obscure unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand
objective without bias
revere to worship; to honor
discriminate to differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference
embellish to add details; to exaggerate
denounce to speak out against; to condemn
innovate to be creative; to introduce something new
stagnant not moving
candid honest; open; frank
impartial unbiased; neutral
discern to distinguish one thing from another
vulnerable capable of being harmed
hypocritical insincere; saying one thing and doing another
eccentric odd; unusual; quirky
disdain contempt; intense dislike
abstract theoretical; lacking substance
valid founded on fact or evidence; correct
subtle hard to spot; not obvious
enigma mystery
inevitable unavoidable; bound to happen
inferred derived by reasoning; guessed
diverse varied
articulate speaking well
apprehensive fearful; worried
benevolent good; kind-hearted; generous
virulent very harmful
pious (piety) deeply religious
skeptical doubting
provincial narrow-minded; unsophisticated
resignation acceptance of a bad situation that you can't improve
illuminate to light up; make clear
resolution (resolve) determination (also: the solution to a problem)
servile overly submissive; cringing; like a servant
diligent hard-working
refute disprove
anarchy lack of government; chaos
miser one who saves greedily
discord disagreement
ostentatious showing off
contentious quarrelsome
reprove to scold; to find fault with
pessimism gloominess; looking on the bad side of things
cursory hasty; not thorough
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