Wordlist 9
endure	to painfully wait or suffer through something
bide	to wait until something happens; usually used in the phrase “to bide one’s time”
tarry	to wait idly
linger	to stick around some place because you’re reluctant to go
stall	to delay someone or something
loiter	to stand around with no obvious purpose
qualm	a nervous feeling
timorous	nervous
apprehension	fear, nervousness
consternation	confusion and dismay
fretful	tending to be nervous or easily agitated
presentiment	a feeling that you know what’s going to happen
trepidation	fear of something about to come
foreboding	a sense that something bad is about to happen
expedite	to speed something up
quell	to soothe
assuage	to provide relief
palliate	to provide relief
ameliorate	to improve something
mitigate	to make something less harsh or violent
talisman	an object believed to have magical powers
tranquility	peace, calm
curt	rude, abrupt
aplomb	grace and style in the face of a challenge
equanimity	evenness of temper, composure
ambush	to attack by surprise
probe	to search thoroughly
scrutinized	to examine extremely carefully
appraise	to judge the value or worth of something
inquisition	a harsh or unfair investigation
disparaging	showing disapproval
perfunctory	quick, brief, shallow
arbitrary	chosen without any particular logic
conundrum	puzzle or riddle
quip	short, witty remark
serene	calm, unworried
impeccable	perfect
equivocal	manipulating the truth just enough to avoid lying outright
ambiguous	unclear, having more than one interpretation
euphemism	a polite way of saying something distasteful
circumlocution	using more words than necessary in order to avoid saying something directly
hyperbole	extreme exaggeration
apocryphal	probably not true, but generally believed to be true
fallacious	false, deceptive
spurious	being different from what it claims to be
devious	insincere, dishonest
veracity	the truth
mendacity	a lie
chicanery	trickery
divulge	to reveal
Wordlist 10
florid	flowery, overdone
histrionic	overdramatic
emphatic	 forcible, definite
enunciation	the clarity of one’s pronunciation
stentorian	loud and powerful in tone
phlegmatic	without emotion
affected	behaving unnaturally with the intention of impressing other people
sententious	overly moralizing
genre	category of literature or art
nuanced	filled with slight, understated shades of meaning
subtle	not obvious; understated
revelatory	expressing something not known before
emulate	to mimic
therapeutic	an activity that is healing
raconteur	an entertaining storyteller
anthology	collection of literary works by various authors
evanescent	fleeting
illusory	like an illusion; not real
nonchalant	breezy, unconcerned
flippant	inappropriately casual
insinuate	to get into a position gradually; to suggest
languish	to suffer as a result of being denied something
fortuitous	happening by chance, lucky
auspicious	marked by lucky signs
propitious	favorable
furtively	done in a way that attempts to escape notice
maladroit	clumsy, inept
inarticulate	unable to speak clearly or choose the right words
tactfully	not rudely; done with concern for other people’s feelings
penchant	a strong tendency toward or liking for
reverie	getting lost in happy thoughts about something
oblivion	a complete state of nothingness or forgetting
circumspect	unwilling to act without weighing all the consequences
wary	cautious
Impetuous	hasty, done without thought
spontaneity	actions done on the spur of the moment
whimsical	fanciful, imaginative
pragmatic	practical, concerned with results
relentlessly	continuously, without lessening or slacking
exude	to emit, to ooze out slowly
connubial	relating to marriage
paroxysm	sudden outburst of emotion
ardently	done with heartfelt sincerity
elated	overjoyed
jubilation	incredible joy
compatible	go well together
amorous	lustful
carnal	sensual, sexual
wanton	unrestrained and unruly (usually related to sexual behavior)
lurid	sensationalistic