All terms in this list:
wary: watchful, alert
vindicate: to clear from blame
venerable: respectable due to age
transient: temporary, fleeting
tenacious: persistent, resolute
tactful: diplomatic, polite
surreptitious: secret, stealthy
suppress: to end an activity
superfluous: more than enough
superficial: lacking in depth
subtle: elusive, sly, ambiguous
substantiate: to verify, confirm
submissive: meek
spurious: phony, false
spontaneity: impulsive action
scrutinize: to observe carefully
sagacity: wisdom
reverence: profound respect
restrained: controlled, restricted
resilient: quick to recover
renovation: state of being renewed
reconciliation: agreement after a quarrel
reclusive: withdrawn, hermit-like
rancorous: hateful
querulous: irritable
prudent: wise, careful, cautious
provocative: inflammatory
prosperity: wealth, success
prosaic: run-of-the-mill
procrastinate: to delay unnecessarily
pretentious: pompous, self-important
precocious: talented beyond one's age
perfidious: disloyal
parched: dried up
ostentatious: displaying wealth
orator: speaker
opulent: wealthy
novice: beginner
nonchalant: calm, casual
mundane: ordinary, common
longevity: long life
lobbyist: persuader of legislators
jubilation: joy, exultation
intuitive: instinctive, untaught
intrepid: fearless, adventurous
integrity: honesty, decency
inevitable: unavoidable, certain
inconsequential: trivial
incompatible: unable to work together
impute: to attribute to someone
impetuous: rash, impulsive
hypothesis: theory requiring proof
hedonist: pleasure seeker
haughty: arrogant, condescending
hackneyed: overused, cliched
frugal: thrifty
fortuitous: lucky
florid: flushed, ornate
extenuating: guilt diminishing
exemplary: outstanding
exasperation: irritation, frustration
evanescent: short-lived, as an image
ephemeral: momentary, fleeting
enhance: improve, augment
enervating: tiring, weakening
emulate: follow an example
empathy: sharing of feelings
divergent: variant, moving apart
disdain: to regard with scorn
discredit: dishonor, disgrace
diligent: hard-working
digression: straying from main point
demagogue: rabble-rousing leader
deleterious: harmful
convergence: joining of parts
congregation: crowd of people
conformist: follower of customs
conditional: provisional, contingent
condescending: patronizing
compromise: to settle differences
compassion: sympathy, mercy
collaborate: to work together
clairvoyant: able to see the future
circuitous: indirect, roundabout
censure: to criticize harshly
camaraderie: trust among friends
benevolent: friendly, helpful
asylum: sanctuary
assiduous: hard-working
arid: extremely dry
antagonist: opponent
anonymous: nameless
anecdote: short account of event
anachronistic: out-of-date
amicable: agreeable
aesthetic: pertaining to beauty
adversity: misfortune
adulation: high praise
abstinence: act of refraing from
abbreviate: shorten; abridge
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