Vocabulary List #2
inclined tending toward one direction
uniform constant; without variety
perceptive having keen understanding; discerning
superficial shallow; on the surface only
lucid (elucidate) clear; easy to understand
immune protected; safe from harm
aesthetic concerned with art or beauty
prodigal wasteful; extravagant
assess to estimate the value of; to measure
deter to prevent, especially by threatening
complacent smug; self-satisfied; overly confident
contempt disdain; hatred
eloquent speaking well; articulate
virtue moral excellence
vital essential; necessary
guile cunning; deceitfulness; sneakiness
biased prejudiced; not neutral
censor to edit; to delete objectionable matter
monotonous without variety; tiresomely uniform
trivial unimportant; insignificant
profound (profundity) deep; insightful; meaningful
enhance to improve; to augment
phenomenon an observable fact or occurrence
enduring lasting
advocate to speak in favor of; to support
solitude the state of being alone
tentative temporary; not final
contemporary living at the same time; modern
provocative (provoke) exciting; attracting attention
adversary an opponent; enemy
gravity (grave) seriousness
banal common; dull; ordinary
depravity moral corruption
temper to moderate; to soften; to make less severe
censure to blame; to criticize
extol to praise
indulgent pampering oneself; satisfying one's own desires
erratic irregular; without direction
insipid bland; boring; tasteless
euphony pleasant sound
antagonism opposition; hostility; resistance
arbitrary random; subject to individual judgment
austere severe; without frills
expedite (expedient) to make faster of easier
heresy an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs
profligate extremely wasteful; wildly extravagant
delineate to list; to explain in detail
jocular joking
fracas uproar; brawl
caricature satiric portrait; exaggerated representation
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