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acumen	Sharp judgment, especially in business		la-vocab-grade-12
alacrity	Quick, cheerful eagerness		la-vocab-grade-12
ambiguity	Uncertainty of meaning		la-vocab-grade-12
ameliorate	To make better		la-vocab-grade-12
anomalous	Not following the usual pattern		la-vocab-grade-12
antediluvian	Extremely old-fashioned		la-vocab-grade-12
apotheosis	The perfect example or highest point		la-vocab-grade-12
approbation	Approval		la-vocab-grade-12
ascertain	To find out for certain		la-vocab-grade-12
assuage	To make less severe		la-vocab-grade-12
attenuate	To make thinner or weaker		la-vocab-grade-12
axiom	A statement accepted as true		la-vocab-grade-12
bellwether	A leader or indicator of trends		la-vocab-grade-12
byzantine	Very complicated		la-vocab-grade-12
cacophonous	Harsh-sounding		la-vocab-grade-12
canonical	Accepted as a standard		la-vocab-grade-12
capitulate	To give in		la-vocab-grade-12
cathartic	Bringing emotional release		la-vocab-grade-12
circuitous	Taking a long, roundabout way		la-vocab-grade-12
cognizant	Aware		la-vocab-grade-12
commensurate	In proportion to		la-vocab-grade-12
conflagration	A large destructive fire		la-vocab-grade-12
connotation	An idea suggested by a word beyond its literal meaning		la-vocab-grade-12
consternation	Dismay or alarm		la-vocab-grade-12
cynosure	A center of attention		la-vocab-grade-12
dearth	A scarcity		la-vocab-grade-12
debacle	A total failure		la-vocab-grade-12
decry	To publicly condemn		la-vocab-grade-12
dichotomy	A division into two opposite parts		la-vocab-grade-12
diffident	Shy and lacking confidence		la-vocab-grade-12
dilettante	A person with shallow interest in a subject		la-vocab-grade-12
discursive	Wandering from topic to topic		la-vocab-grade-12
disingenuous	Not sincere		la-vocab-grade-12
dissonance	Harsh clash of sounds or ideas		la-vocab-grade-12
ebullient	Overflowing with enthusiasm		la-vocab-grade-12
effrontery	Shameless boldness		la-vocab-grade-12
elegy	A sad poem for someone who died		la-vocab-grade-12
empirical	Based on evidence		la-vocab-grade-12
epitome	A perfect example		la-vocab-grade-12
equitable	Fair		la-vocab-grade-12
erroneous	Wrong		la-vocab-grade-12
evanescent	Quickly fading		la-vocab-grade-12
exacerbate	To make worse		la-vocab-grade-12
exhaustive	Complete in every detail		la-vocab-grade-12
exigency	An urgent need		la-vocab-grade-12
fastidious	Hard to please		la-vocab-grade-12
fortitude	Strength of mind in hard times		la-vocab-grade-12
gratuitous	Given without good reason		la-vocab-grade-12
harbinger	A sign of what is coming		la-vocab-grade-12
idyllic	Peaceful and charming		la-vocab-grade-12
imperturbable	Unable to be upset		la-vocab-grade-12
indefatigable	Never tiring		la-vocab-grade-12
ingenuous	Innocent and open		la-vocab-grade-12
inimical	Harmful or hostile		la-vocab-grade-12
insurmountable	Too great to overcome		la-vocab-grade-12
juxtapose	To place side by side for contrast		la-vocab-grade-12
lassitude	Weariness		la-vocab-grade-12
magnanimity	Generosity of spirit		la-vocab-grade-12
perfunctory	Done with little care		la-vocab-grade-12
pernicious	Very harmful		la-vocab-grade-12
perspicacious	Having keen insight		la-vocab-grade-12
pithy	Short and full of meaning		la-vocab-grade-12
quixotic	Idealistic but impractical		la-vocab-grade-12
recalcitrant	Stubbornly resisting		la-vocab-grade-12
sanguine	Cheerfully hopeful		la-vocab-grade-12
sycophant	A person who flatters for gain		la-vocab-grade-12
taciturn	Saying very little		la-vocab-grade-12
tenuous	Weak or thin		la-vocab-grade-12
trepidation	Fearful worry		la-vocab-grade-12
vicissitude	A change of circumstances		la-vocab-grade-12
vociferous	Loud and forceful		la-vocab-grade-12
zealous	Full of eager energy		la-vocab-grade-12