The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. All I know is what I have words for.

-- Ludwig Wittgenstein

Unit 1:

1. adulterate: (v) to corrupt, make worse by addition of something of lesser value

2. ambidextrous: (adj) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful; hypocritical

3. augment: (v) to make larger, increase

4. bereft: (adj) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

5. deploy: (v) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

6. dour: (adj) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

7. fortitude: (n) courage in facing difficulties

8. gape: (v) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

9. gibe: (v) to utter taunting words; (n) an expression of scorn

10. guise: (n) an external appearance, cover, mask

11. insidious: (adj) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

12. intimation: (n) a hint, indirect suggestion

13. opulent: (adj) wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose

14. pliable: (adj) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced

15. reiterate: (v) to say again, repeat

16. stolid: (adj) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

17. tentative: (adj) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

18. unkempt: (adj) not combed, untidy, not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

19. verbatim: (adj, adv) word for word; exactly as written or spoken

20. warily: (adv) cautiously, with great care

Unit 2:

1. droit: (adj) skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind

2. amicable: (adj) peaceable, friendly

3. averse: (adj) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

4. belligerent: (adj) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n) one at war, one engaged in war

5. benevolent: (adj) kindly, charitable

6. cursory: (adj) hasty, not thorough

7. duplicity: (n) treachery, deceitfulness

8. extol: (v) to praise extravagantly

9. feasible: (adj) possible, able to be done

10. grimace: (n) a wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face

11. holocaust: (n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

12. impervious: (adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting no passage or entrance

13. impetus: (n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus

14. jeopardy: (n) danger

15. meticulous: (adj) extremely careful; particular about details

16. nostalgia: (n) a longing for something past; homesickness

17. quintessence: (n) the purest essence of something; the most typical example

18. retrogress: (v) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

19. scrutinize: ( v) to examine closely

20. tepid: (adj) lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest

Unit 3:

1. adversary: (n) an enemy, opponent

2. alienate: (v) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

3. artifice: (n) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

4. coerce: (v) to compel, force

5. craven: (adj) cowardly; (n) a coward

6. culinary: (adj) of or related to cooking or in the kitchen

7. delete: (v) to erase, wipe out, cut out

8. demise: (n) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

9. exhilarate: (v) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

10. fallow: (adj) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n) land left unseeded; (v) to plow but not seed

11. harass: (v) to disturb, worry, trouble by repeated attacks

12. inclement: (adj) stormy, harsh, severe in attitude or action

13. muse: (v) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

14. negligible: (adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded

15. perpetuate: (v) to make permanent or long-lasting

16. precedent: (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

17. punitive: (adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment

18. redress: (v) to set right, remedy; (n) relief from wrong or injury

19. sojourn: (n) a temporary stay; (v) to stay for a time

20. urbane: (adj) refined in manner or style, suave

Unit 4:

1. affiliated: (adj) associated, connected

2. ascertain: (v) to find out

3. attainment: (n) an accomplishment, the act of achieving

4. bequeath: (v) to give or pass on as an inheritance

5. cogent: (adj) forceful and compelling; convincing; relevant; to the point

6. converge: (v) to move toward one point, approach nearer together

7. disperse: (v) to scatter, spread far and wide

8. esteem: (v) to regard highly; (n) a highly favorable opinion or judgment

9. expunge: (v) to erase, obliterate, destroy

10. finite: (adj) having limits; lasting for a limited time

11. invulnerable: (adj) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

12. malevolent: (adj) spiteful, showing ill will

13. nonchalant: (adj) cool and confident, unconcerned

14. omniscient: (adj) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

15. panacea: (n) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

16. scrupulous: (adj) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

17. skulk: (v) to move stealthily; to lie in hiding

18. supercilious: (adj) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

19. uncanny: (adj) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

20. venial: (adj) easily excused; pardonable

Unit 5:

1. altruistic: (adj) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

2. assent: (v) to express agreement; (n) agreement

3. benefactor: (n) one who does good to others

4. chivalrous: (adj) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

5. clemency: (n) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

6. dearth: (n) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

7. diffident: (adj) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

8. discrepancy: (n) a difference; a lack of agreement

9. embark: (v) to go overboard; to make a start; to invest

10. facile: (adj) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

11. indomitable: (adj) unconquerable, refusing to yield

12. infallible: (adj) free from error; absolutely dependable

13. plod: (v) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

14. pungent: (adj) causing a sharp sensation; stinging; biting

15. remiss: (adj) neglectful in performance of one's duties; careless

16. repose: (v) to rest, lie, place; (n) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness

17. temerity: (n) rashness, boldness

18. truculent: (adj) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly; destructive; scathingly harsh

19. unfeigned: (adj) sincere; real; without pretense

20. virulent: (adj) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful

Unit 6:

1. accede: (v) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

2. brandish: (v) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

3. comprise: (v) to include or contain; to be made up of

4. deft: (adj) skillful; nimble

5. destitute: (adj) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

6. explicit: (adj) definite; clearly stated

7. extirpate: (v) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

8. inopportune: (adj) coming at a bad time; not appropriate

9. ironic: (adj) suggesting an incongruity between what might be and what is; given to sarcasm

10. musty: (adj) stale, moldy, out-of-date

11. officious: (adj) meddling; excessively forward in offering services of assuming authority

12. ominous: (adj) unfavorable; threatening; of bad omen

13. pinnacle: (n) a high peak or point

14. premeditated: (adj) considered beforehand; deliberately planned

15. rampant: (adj) growing without check; running wild

16. solace: (n) comfort, relief; (v) to comfort, console

17. stately: (adj) dignified; majestic

18. supple: (adj) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

19. suppress: (v) to stop by force, put down

20. venal: (adj) open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Unit 7:

1. abhor: (v) to regard with horror and loathing; to hate deeply

2. amend: (v) to change in a formal way; to change for the better

3. buffet: (v) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n) a slap or blow

4. chaos: (n) great confusion, disorder

5. commodious: (adj) roomy; spacious

6. corrosive: (adj) eating away gradually, acidlike, bitterly sarcastic

7. discern: (v) to see clearly; recognize

8. extant: (adj) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost

9. implicate: (v) to involve in; to connect with or be related to

10. inter: (v) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

11. martinet: (n) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

12. obviate: (v) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

13. renegade: (n) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

14. reprehensible: (adj) deserving blame or punishment

15. somber: (adj) dark, gloomy, depressed, or melancholy in spirit

16. squalid: (adj) filthy, wretched, debased

17. turbulent: (adj) disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy

18. vociferous: (adj) loud and noisy, compelling attention

19. voluminous: (adj) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

20. waive: (v) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily; defer

Unit 8:

1. animosity: (n) a strong dislike; bitter hostility

2. apathy: (n) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

3. apprehensive: (adj) fearful or anxious, especially about the future

4. commend: (v) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of

5. compatible: (adj) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system

6. condolence: (n) an expression of sympathy

7. consecrate: (v) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

8. decrepit: (adj) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined

9. deride: (v) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

10. ingenuous: (adj) innocent, simple; frank, sincere

11. multifarious: (adj) having great variety; numerous and diverse

12. obsolete: (adj) out-of-date; no longer in use

13. omnivorous: (adj) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes

14. parsimonious: (adj) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small

15. quandary: (n) a state of perplexity or doubt

16. recalcitrant: (adj) stubbornly disobedient; resisting authority

17. reprisal: (n) an injury done in return for injury

18. revel: (v) to take great pleasure in; (n) a wild celebration

19. stultify: (v) to make ineffective or useless; cripple; to have a dulling effect on

20. suave: (adj) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

Unit 9:

1. allocate: (v) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute

2. ardent: (adj) very enthusiastic, impassioned

3. assiduous: (adj) persistent, attentive, diligent

4. brash: (adj) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent

5. capricious: (adj) subject to whims or passing fancies

6. chastise: (v) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correcting; to scold severely

7. copious: (adj) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose

8. deviate: (v) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (n) one who departs from a norm; (adj) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional

9. emaciated: (adj) unnaturally thin

10. exult: (v) to rejoice greatly

11. gnarled: (adj) knotted, twisted, lumpy

12. indemnity: (n) payment for damage or loss

13. inkling: (n) a hint; a vague notion

14. limpid: (adj) clear, transparent; readily understood

15. omnipotent: (adj) almighty, having unlimited power or authority

16. palatable: (adj) agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption

17. poignant: (adj) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell

18. rancor: (n) bitter resentment or ill-will

19. sophomoric: (adj) immature and overconfident; conceited

20. spontaneous: (adj) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance

Unit 10:

1. acquiesce: (v) to accept without protest; to agree or submit

2. allure: (v) to entice, tempt, to be attractive to; (n) a strong attraction; the power to attract or charm

3. askew: (adj/adv) twisted to one side, crooked, disapprovingly

4. blithe: (adj) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned

5. contentious: (adj) quarrelsome, inclined to argue

6. covet: (v) to desire something belonging to another

7. crestfallen: (adj) discouraged, dejected, downcast

8. disheveled: (adj) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

9. exponent: (n) one who advocated, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised

10. garrulous: (adj) given to much talking, tediously chatty

11. insuperable: (adj) incapable of being overcome

12. lamentable: (adj) to be regretted or pitied

13. misnomer: (n) an unsuitable or misleading name

14. profess: (v) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend

15. respite: (n) a period of relief or rest

16. retribution: (n) a repayment; a deserved punishment

17. sinuous: (adj) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible

18. sonorous: (adj) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style

19. vanguard: (n) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field

20. wastrel: (n) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing

Unit 11:

1. allude: (v) to refer to casually or indirectly

2. clairvoyant: (adj) supernaturally perceptive; (n) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

3. conclusive: (adj) serving to settle an issue; final

4. disreputable: (adj) not respectable, not esteemed

5. endemic: (adj) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field

6. exemplary: (adj) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

7. fathom: (v) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (n) a measure of depth in water

8. guile: (n) treacherous cunning, deceit

9. integrity: (n) honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness

10. itinerary: (n) a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook

11. misconstrue: (v) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

12. obnoxious: (adj) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

13. placate: (v) to appease, soothe, pacify

14. placid: (adj) calm, peaceful

15. plagiarism: (n) passing off or using as one's own the writing (or other materials) of another person

16. potent: (adj) powerful; highly effective

17. pretext: (n) a false reason, deceptive excuse

18. protrude: (v) to stick out, thrust forth

19. stark: (adj) harsh, unrelieved, desolate; (adv) utterly

20. superficial: (adj) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow

Unit 12:

1. abjure: (v) to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun

2. acrid: (adj) harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper

3. august: (adj) majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

4. callous: (adj) emotionally hardened, unfeeling

5. clandestine: (adj) secret, concealed; underhanded

6. compunction: (n) remorse, regret

7. conflagration: (n) a large, destructive fire

8. elated: (adj, participle) in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased

9. indelible: (adj) not able to be erased or removed; memorable

10. indulgent: (adj) yielding to the wishes or demands of others

11. inveterate: (adj) firmly established; long-standing; habitual

12. irrelevant: (adj) not to the point; not applicable or pertinent

13. nocturnal: (adj) of or occuring in the night; under cover of darkness

14. platitude: (n) a commonplace, stale or trite remark

15. quell: (v) to subdue, put down forcibly

16. quiescent: (adj) inactive, at rest

17. ruminate: (v) to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud

18. tacit: (adj) unspoken, silent; implied, inferred

19. tangible: (adj) capable of being touched; real, concrete

20. trenchant: (adj) incisive, keen; forceful, effective, cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut

Unit 13:

1. antipathy: (n) a strong dislike, hostile feeling

2. applicable: (adj) capable of being applied; relevant, suitable

3. asset: (n) something of value; a resource; an advantage

4. beset: (v) to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; (adj., part.) harassed, troubled; studded (as with jewels)

5. compassion: (n) sympathy for another's suffering; pity

6. decorum: (n) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

7. duress: (n) compulsion by threat; forcible confinement

8. exuberant: (adj) high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant

9. facsimile: (n) an exact copy

10. imbibe: (v) to drink; to take in; to absorb

11. implacable: (adj) not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding

12. infinitesimal: (adj) so small as to be almost immeasurable; minute

13. innocuous: (adj) harmless, inoffensive, insignificant

14. militate: (v) to have effect or force on or against someone or something, fight against

15. patent: (n) exclusive rights over an invention; copyright; (v) to arrange or obtain such rights; (adj) plain, open to view, copyrighted

16. prowess: (n) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability

17. sedate: (adj) quiet, settled, sober; (v) to administer a tranquilizer

18. stentorian: (adj) extremely loud

19. stipulate: (v) to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement

20. ultimatum: (n) a final proposal or statement of conditions

Unit 14:

1. alacrity: (n) a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

2. alleviate: (v) to relieve, make more bearable

3. antithesis: (n) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

4. appall: (v) to fill with dismay or horror

5. bellicose: (adj) warlike in manner and temperament; quarrelsome

6. disparage: (v) to belittle, speak slightly of; to undervalue

7. dissonant: (adj) not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds

8. droll: (adj) amusingly odd

9. edict: (n) an order issued by someone of authority

10. elucidate: (v) to clarify, explain

11. laud: (v) to praise

12. loll: (v) to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop

13. loquacious: (adj) talkative, wordy; fond of talking

14. magnanimous: (adj) generous in forgiving, above small meanness

15. mandatory: (adj) required, obligatory

16. nondescript: (adj) ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified

17. phlegmatic: (adj) slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional

18. rescind: (v) to repeal, cancel

19. vivacious: (adj) lively, sprightly, full of energy

20. whet: (v) to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager

Unit 15:

1. abrasive: (adj) causing irritation, harsh; grinding or wearing down; (n) a substance used to smooth or polish

2. acclimate: (v) to adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation

3. chagrin: (n) irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration; (v) to cause such a feeling

4. complacent: (adj) self-satisfied; overly content

5. concur: (v) to express agreement, approve

6. defamation: (n) slander or libel

7. explicate: (v) to make plain or clear; explain; to interpret

8. fracas: (n) a noisy quarrel or brawl

9. grotesque: (adj) unnatural, distorted; bizarre

10. pandemonium: (n) a wild uproar, din, or commotion

11. raucous: (adj) disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly

12. receptive: (adj) open and responsive to ideas or suggestions

13. renounce: (v) to give up or resign something

14. repress: (v) to hold back; to put down or check by force

15. reticent: (adj) not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant

16. savory: (adj) tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable

17. somnolent: (adj) sleepy, drowsy; inducing sleep

18. vehement: (adj) intense, forceful, powerful

19. voluble: (adj) characterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent

20. zealous: (adj) eager, earnest, devoted