No Fear Vocab 5

aberrant 	abnormal, deviant. It’s a much stronger word than eccentric.
abridge 	to shorten something by cutting certain parts out
accentuate 	to emphasize or draw attention to a particular feature
acclimate 	to get used to
adamant 	firm, unyielding
adhere 	to stick to something firmly
agitate 	to make someone feel anxious or disturbed
amorphous 	shapeless
banal 	boring, ordinary
castigate 	to criticize or punish someone severely
circuitous 	lengthy and indirect
convoluted 	too complicated to understand easily
countenance 	facial expression
curtail 	to cut short
decorous 	well-mannered, dignified
deface 	to ruin the appearance of something
defile 	to dirty something
derivative 	taking ideas from somewhere else, unoriginal
diffuse 	spread out
digress 	to move away from the current topic
discord 	disagreement and strife
disgruntled 	upset
disrepute 	a bad reputation
dissonant 	inconsistent, incompatible.
dissuade 	to persuade someone not to do something
divisive 	causing disagreement and hostility
eccentric 	unconventional
elucidate 	to clarify, to explain
epistolary 	a text written in the form of letters or correspondence
exacerbate 	to make a bad situation worse
facile 	made without real thought or feeling, and therefore of little value.
fastidious 	fussy, concerned with details, very clean
germane 	appropriately related, on-topic
hackneyed 	stale, overused
inconsequential 	not important
nebulous 	shapeless, indistinct
perturb 	to trouble or worry someone
pretentious 	having an unrealistically high self-image
prosaic 	simplistic, unsubtle, and unimaginative
reprimand 	to rebuke someone; less harsh than castigate
saga 	a long, dramatic tale
sartorial 	relating to clothing
scoff 	to mock or scam
seemly 	proper, pleasant-looking
succinct 	clear, to the point
superficial 	overly concerned with appearances and surfaces, shallow
superfluous 	extra, unnecessary
tangential 	only somewhat relevant to the topic at hand
trite 	overused, unoriginal
wastrel 	an offensive term for someone who is lazy and wasteful

No Fear Vocab 6

abjure 	to reject or avoid something
abrogate 	to cancel, to repeal
abstract 	something that can't be touched or held, but can only be understood intellectually
abstracted 	deep in thought
adjure 	to order someone to do something
administer 	to manage the business affairs of a person or organization
adverse 	harmful, unfavorable
allude 	to make an allusion
allusion 	a reference to an event, person, piece of literature, etc.
arrogate 	to take or claim something without the right to do so
averse 	strongly disliking something
callous	cold, unfeeling
callus 	a buildup of hard skin, as on the fingers of a guitar player
censor 	to remove or edit something because of offensive content
censure 	to criticize severely
climactic	describing the most exciting, important moment in a movie, story, novel, etc.
climatic	having to do with the weather
complement	to go well with something; to complete
compliment 	a flattering comment
continual 	happening again and again
continuous 	going on without change or interruption
council 	a group of people working in an official capacity
counsel 	advice
decry 	to strongly criticize
definite 	sure, unquestionable
definitive 	the ultimate, most authoritative example or edition of something
deprecate 	to put down
depreciate 	to go down in value
descry 	to discover something
disassemble 	to take apart
discreet 	modest, cautious
discrete 	separate, unconnected
dissemble 	to lie, to pretend
elicit 	to draw information out
elude 	to avoid, to escape
endemic 	characteristic
epidemic 	wide-spreading phenomenon
equable 	even, unchanging
equitable 	fair, just
expedient 	practical, suitable for a particular purpose
expeditious 	done quickly and efficiently
ferment 	to undergo or cause to undergo a biochemical process that breaks substances down into simpler ones
fictional 	drawn from a work of fiction
fictitious 	a lie, not true
flounder 	to move about clumsily
foment 	to stir up, to incite
founder 	to collapse, to fail
illicit 	illegal
illusion 	a deceptive vision, a hallucination
minister 	to care for someone's needs