No Fear Vocab 1
acerbic	bitter or sharp in tone, taste, or manner
aesthetics	how something looks, especially when considered in terms of how pleasing it is
animosity	feeling of hostility
apathetic	not taking any interest in anything
asinine	totally stupid or ridiculous
attribute	a quality, property, or characteristic of somebody or something
authoritarian	favoring strict rules and established authority
autocrat	a ruler who holds complete, unlimited power
belie	to disguise the true nature of something
benign	gentle, nonthreatening, mild
blithe	happy and carefree
conscientious	thorough and careful in one’s work
constructive	involved in building, especially a foundation or base
convivial	enjoying the company of others
credulous	gullible; believing something too easily
deference	submission to another’s judgment, opinions, or wishes
deplorable	worthy of severe condemnation
discerning	showing good taste and judgment
disheveled	disordered and untidy
dogma	an authoritative stand that all believers must accept as correct
eclectic	made up of elements from various sources
genial	having a kind, good-natured manner
heterodox	going against established or accepted beliefs or theories
Iconoclast	someone who challenges traditional beliefs,  customs, and values
idiosyncrasy	an attribute that makes you different from other people
Immaculate	completely clean
Imperious	haughty and domineering
imperturbable	not easily worried or distressed
Indomitable	impossible to defeat or frighten
indubitable	obviously true and not to be doubted
inexorable	unstoppable
innocuous	harmless

lassitude	a state of weariness accompanied by listlessness or apathy
lethargy	a state of physical slowness and mental dullness
meticulous	extremely careful and precise
mordant	sharply sarcastic or bitingly critical.
neophyte	beginner
petulant	bad-tempered and sulky, like a child
prolific	highly productive
punctilious	being careful about small details
repose	state of rest or inactivity
risible	capable of causing laughter
sardonic	disdainfully or ironically mocking, and
scrupulous	very precise and exact
squander	to use something wastefully
tenaciously	sticking firmly to a decision or plan
tenet	one of a set of fundamental beliefs
torpor	lack of mental or physical energy
zealot	somebody who shows excessive enthusiasm for a cause
No Fear Vocab 2
altruistic	showing concern for others
assiduousness	care, effort
assimilate	to integrate into a group so that differences are erased
astute	shrewd, discerning
bombastic	long-winded and pretentious, with the intent of impressing people
capricious	tending to make sudden, unpredictable changes
circumscribe	to limit the power of something or somebody.
clemency	an act of mercy or leniency
coerce	to force someone to do something
compel	to make something happen by force
compliant	easily agreeing or conforming
compulsory	required by law or authority
constrain	to limit or restrict something
contemptuous	feeling or expressing a strong dislike or disrespect
corroborate	to back up someone's story, to show that something is true
cursory	done quickly or superficially
despotic	behaving like a tyrant
discriminating	able to judge very subtle differences
disingenuous	giving a false impression of sincerity
exonerate	to officially declare someone not guilty
halcyon	peaceful, free from disturbance
heresy	an opinion that contradicts established theory
indefatigable	never showing signs of tiredness
infraction	an instance of breaking the law
injunction	a command from someone in a position of authority
insipid	dull, unoriginal
insolent	showing a lack of respect
intrepid	brave; persistent in the pursuit of something
irascible	easily moved to anger
irreproachable	unable to be criticized
judicious	showing wisdom and good sense
magnanimity	generosity
magnate	somebody with a lot of wealth and power
martinet	someone who imposes strict discipline on others
misanthrope	someone who hates people
mollify	to soothe
munificent	very generous
opportunist	somebody who takes advantage of something
paragon	somebody or something who is the best example of something
parochial	concerned only with local issues, without regard to the wider world
patronize	to talk down to someone
pedantic	too concerned with the correct rules and details
querulous	whiny or complaining
quotidian	ordinary, everyday
relegate	to pass responsibility for something onto someone else
sagacious	very knowledgeable and intelligent, showing good judgment
stolid	solemn, emotionless
supercilious	contemptuous and arrogant
sycophant	someone who sickeningly flatters a superior
tractable	very easy to control.