Vocabulary 11
abbreviate	to shorten
abdicate	to formally give something up (usually a high office or position)
abstain	to choose not to do something
accessible	easy to approach, easy to enter 
acclaimed	having been praised greatly in public 
accommodating	willing to adjust one's actions in order to help someone else
accomplished	very skilled, talented 
acumen	quick, accurate insight 
affable	friendly, easy to talk to 
affinity	a natural liking for someone or something
aggrandize	to increase the size of something 
allocate	to divide and hand out 
alumni	graduates of a particular school. 
amenities	features that make a place attractive to guests or customer 
amicable	friendly
anarchy	complete lack of rules 
avid	eager, enthusiastic 
bellwether	someone or something that indicates future trends
bequeath	to leave something to a person or institution after death 
bilk	to cheat 
carouse	to drink and be merry
cavort	to behave in a playful, physically lively way
cerebral	intellectual 
chronicle	to record
coup	an unexpected and skillful success
cull	to separate the desirable from the undesirable
debasement	reduction in value, quality, or significance 
desecrate	to ruin something sacred
flagrant	very obvious 
hallowed	holy, blessed
hedonist	one who is devoted to pleasure and happiness 
hierarchy	a system that ranks people
incorrigible	unable to be reformed
inebriated	drunk
insatiable	impossible to satisfy 
longevity	length of life
obsequious	excessively eager to please 
obsolete	old-fashioned, replaced by something newer 
pedigree	lineage 
philanthropist	someone dedicated to charitable works 
pompous	conceited, self-important 
precocious	being smarter or more developed than is expected at a certain age 
profane	vulgar, disrespectful (usually toward something holy or sacred)
profligate	extravagant, wasteful
rarified (or rarefied)	only the best, separated from what is coarse or ordinary 
reprehensible	highly unacceptable
restrained	controlled, not showing too much emotion
reverence	extreme respect
stodgy	old-fashioned, stuffy, plodding
turpitude	wickedness, immorality 
unassailable	so well-established that it cannot be challenged or beaten 
venerable	respectable, usually because of age

Vocabulary 12
stationery	writing materials 
stationary	fixed, unmoving
principle	rule, standard
principal	chief, foremost
cite	to quote someone as an authority 
site	place, location
flout	to openly disobey 
flaunt	to show off 
incredible	something so surprising or unusual it almost can't be believed
incredulous	unable to believe something 
ingenuous	innocent, inexperienced 
ingenious	extremely clever
loathe	to hate, despise 
loath	to be unwilling to do something
odorous	awful smelling 
odious	hateful
alternately	one after the other, in turn 
alternatively	on the other hand
perspicacious	wise, insightful 
perspicuous	easily understood
plenitude	abundance, plenty 
platitude	a trite, overused saying 
prerequisite	a condition that must be met before beginning something
perquisite 	a perk or privilege given in addition to one's salary 
stimulus	something that encourages something to begin or develop
stimulant	a substance that causes excitement (caffeine, some narcotics, etc.) 
amoral	unconcerned with morals 
immoral	acts against accepted morals
disinterested	without bias; impartial 
uninterested	lacking interest in something
unexceptional	not special
unexceptionable	good enough, with no apparent reason for complaint 
venial	minor, easily excused 
venal	corruptible
invisible	unable to be seen 
invincible	impossible to defeat or destroy
dissolve	to breakdown in water, to fade away and disappear 
absolve	to clear someone of guilt
gratuitous	unnecessary 
gratuity	extra money given for a service; a tip
oscillate	to swing between two points 
osculate	to kiss
eminent	important, distinguished, respected 
imminent	about to happen any minute 
edacious	voracious, loving to eat 
audacious	bold, unconcerned with authority
Inveterate	unable to be changed (generally applied to a bad habit)
invertebrate	an animal without a spine (like a worm) 
affect	to change, to influence 
effect	result, outcome