Vocabulary List

WORDS	MEANINGS
abstruse	difficult to understand
acrimonious	bitter, sharp, ill-natured animosity, especially as it is exhibited in speech or behaviour
ardent	expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate
assiduous	constant in application or attention; diligent
charisma	a rare personal quality attributed to leaders who arouse fervent popular devotion and enthusiasm
circumspect	heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent
concurrent	happening at the same time
countenance	appearance-especially the expression of the face
cursory	performed with haste and scant attention to detail
daunt	to discourage make fearful
dearth	a scarce supply; a lack
demagogue	a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the  emotions and prejudices of the populace
elusive	difficult to define or describe
ephemeral	lasting for a markedly brief time
expropriate	to deprive of possession officially
equitable	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
equivocate	say confusing things
felicity	great happiness; bliss
Incense	to cause to be extremely angry; infuriate
inclement	stormy; showing no clemency; unmerciful bad, as in weather
labyrinth	an intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one's way
lampoon	a broad satirical piece that uses ridicule to attack a person, a group or an institution
lucid	easily understood; intelligible
misanthropic	hating or mistrusting humankind
noxious	harmful to living things; injurious to health
obsequious	full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning
prudent	careful in regard to one's own interest; provident
relegate	to send to a place of exile; banish
rudimentary	of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary
squander	to spend wastefully or extravagantly;