NLN PAX VOCABULARY WORDS, COMPLETE SOLUTION

NLN PAX VOCABULARY WORDS, COMPLETE SOLUTION Abrasions Scrapes Abstemious Discipline, self-denying, moderate Accolade honor, privilege, award, tribute Adamant Inflexible, stubborn, insistent, Obstinate Adversaries Opponents Affinity empathy for, harmony Agrarian Farm production Allay reduce, diminish, decrease, lessen, alleviate, calm Aloof distant, detached, unfriendly Altruist Humanitarian, benevolent, unselfish Ambiguous open to more than one interpretation, double meaning, vague Amiable friendly, affable, amicable, cordial Anachronism belonging to another period other the present Animosity great ill - hostility, hatred Antediluvian Out of date, outmoded, antiquated, passé Antithesis opposite, contrary, reverse Apathy indifference, lack of interest Apex Highest point Ascetic self-discipline, self-denying Bauble Trinket, Ornament, Frippery Bedlam Uproar, confusion, commotion, disorder Biennial once every two years Bigot Extremist, partisan, racist, sexist, chauvinist Bogus not genuine, not true, fake, false Brazen Bold, Shameless, defiant, impudent Cacophonous discordant Calamity Disaster Callous Heartless, cruel Callow Immature, juvenile, raw, untried, naive Candid truthful, outspoken, honest, sincere Canter a three-beat gait of a horse or other quadruped between a trot and a gallop Castes Social class Caterwauling Howling, Cry, Bark, howl, scream, wail Caustic Corrosive, Sarcastic, Bitter Celestial Heavenly Chaste Virginal Commonplace ordinary, not unusual Contiguous adjacent, neighboring, adjoining, abutting, connecting Convalescence Recuperation Conversant Familiar with, knowledgeable about Convivial Pleasant Cowardly Pusillanimous, Lack of courage Cryptic enigmatic Damper mold, wet Deference respect, obedience, surrender Demure modest, reserved, bashful, proper, chaste Derisive mocking, insulting, sarcastic Disdainful Scornful - Disrespectful Dissident objector, protester, rebel, agitator, protesting, Rebellious Dogged tenacious, determined, purposeful Dogmatic insistent, adamant, authoritarian Domicile Residence Edible safe to eat, consumable, good to eat Edicts order, command, decree Elicit obtain, draw out, evoke, induce, provoke Empirically based on, concerned with, Enticements temptations, lure, allure, attraction Epilogue afterword, postscript, addendum Eroded dissolve, corrode, decay, destroy, deteriorate Essence nature Expiate make amends for, pay for it, redeem Explicit Clearly stated Fallow uncultivated, unplowed, inactive Falter hesitate, delay, stammer, and struggle, Unsteadily Fastidious Scrupulous, meticulous, critical, hard to please Flaccid soft Flippant Frivolous, disrespectful Florid red-faced, rosy, pink, blushing Flux continuous change, variability, instability, oscillation Furtive sneaky Gamut Range Garrulous very talkative Gauntlet glove, (accept or issue a challenge) Gibe an insulting or mocking remark Guile cunning, artfulness, slyness, Sly, clever Gullible Naïve Haughty proud, arrogant, vain, snobbish, superior, scornful Heresy unorthodoxy, atheism, dissension, disagreement Hoodwinked deceive, trick, fool, cheat Illicit Forbidding by law, illegal, criminal Impassionate emotional, heartfelt, sincere, fervent Impediment Hindrance, obstacle, barrier Impertinent rude, insolent, impolite Impervious Unaffected by, immune to, resistant to, impermeable Impetuous impulsive, rash, reckless, careless, without care Inalienable absolute, untransferable, nonnegotiable Incongruous not in harmony, inappropriate, unsuitable, odd Incredulous Disbelieving Increment larger amount Incumbent current, present, in office, in power Indelible permanent, lasting Indigent