Advanced English Vocabulary – ENG-VOCAB-06 –
Comprehensive Revision Summary (High-Level
Definitions & Synonyms)
culpable - meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
verbose - containing more words than necessary : wordy <a verbose reply>; also : impaired by
wordiness
trenchant - keen, sharp
remunerative - financially rewarding; lucrative.
assiduous - marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
refractory - resisting control or authority : stubborn, unmanageable
ebullience - the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings
dissipation - the action or process of dissipating : the state of being dissipated:
canvass - to seek orders or votes : solicit
paucity - smallness of number : fewness
equivocal - a : subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse <an
equivocal statement>
b : uncertain as an indication or sign
irascible - marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
altruistic - unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
placatory - to soothe or mollify especially by concessions
progenitor - an ancestor in the direct line : forefather
repudiate - to refuse
chicanery - deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry
cajolery - to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : to deceive
with soothing words or false promises
coercion - to restrain or dominate by force
digression - the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary
work
recapitulation - a concise summary
myopia - narrow-visioned, inablity to see in a broad way
, impetus - stimulation or encouragement resulting in increased activity
opulence - wealth, affluence
charlatan - fraud, faker
enigmatic - of, relating to, or resembling an enigma : mysterious
rancor - bitter deep-seated ill will
commiseration - to feel or express sympathy
compunction - anxiety arising from awareness of guilt
forbearance - the act of forbearing : patience
dexterous - mentally adroit and skillful
aphorisms - a concise statement of a principle: a terse formulation of a truth or sentiment :
adage
epistles - letter; especially : a formal or elegant letter
locutions - a particular form of expression or a peculiarity of phrasing; especially : a word or
expression characteristic of a region, group, or cultural level
paradigms - example, pattern; especially : an outstandingly clear or typical example or
archetype
seditious - disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
conflate - to bring together : fuse
exonerate - to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
ameliorate - to make better or more tolerable
maladroit - lacking adroitness : inept
soporific - cause sleep or lethargy/laziness
abstruse - difficult to understand or comprehend
maudlin - excessively sentimental
admonish - to caution, warn, advise against something
reticence - reserved, limited speaking, reserved jocular - humorous, joking
disparaging - belittling, derogatory, kind of condecending
flippant - disrespectfully casual
vehement - forceful
caustic - sarcastic and acute biting
Comprehensive Revision Summary (High-Level
Definitions & Synonyms)
culpable - meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
verbose - containing more words than necessary : wordy <a verbose reply>; also : impaired by
wordiness
trenchant - keen, sharp
remunerative - financially rewarding; lucrative.
assiduous - marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
refractory - resisting control or authority : stubborn, unmanageable
ebullience - the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings
dissipation - the action or process of dissipating : the state of being dissipated:
canvass - to seek orders or votes : solicit
paucity - smallness of number : fewness
equivocal - a : subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse <an
equivocal statement>
b : uncertain as an indication or sign
irascible - marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
altruistic - unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
placatory - to soothe or mollify especially by concessions
progenitor - an ancestor in the direct line : forefather
repudiate - to refuse
chicanery - deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry
cajolery - to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : to deceive
with soothing words or false promises
coercion - to restrain or dominate by force
digression - the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary
work
recapitulation - a concise summary
myopia - narrow-visioned, inablity to see in a broad way
, impetus - stimulation or encouragement resulting in increased activity
opulence - wealth, affluence
charlatan - fraud, faker
enigmatic - of, relating to, or resembling an enigma : mysterious
rancor - bitter deep-seated ill will
commiseration - to feel or express sympathy
compunction - anxiety arising from awareness of guilt
forbearance - the act of forbearing : patience
dexterous - mentally adroit and skillful
aphorisms - a concise statement of a principle: a terse formulation of a truth or sentiment :
adage
epistles - letter; especially : a formal or elegant letter
locutions - a particular form of expression or a peculiarity of phrasing; especially : a word or
expression characteristic of a region, group, or cultural level
paradigms - example, pattern; especially : an outstandingly clear or typical example or
archetype
seditious - disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
conflate - to bring together : fuse
exonerate - to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
ameliorate - to make better or more tolerable
maladroit - lacking adroitness : inept
soporific - cause sleep or lethargy/laziness
abstruse - difficult to understand or comprehend
maudlin - excessively sentimental
admonish - to caution, warn, advise against something
reticence - reserved, limited speaking, reserved jocular - humorous, joking
disparaging - belittling, derogatory, kind of condecending
flippant - disrespectfully casual
vehement - forceful
caustic - sarcastic and acute biting
