| Artisan | skilled worker |
| Adulation | high praise or admiration |
| Pedant | nerd; gets his knowledge only form books |
| Philistine | uncultured person only interested in materialistic possessions |
| Paragon | model of perfection |
| Ascetic | practicing self-denial |
| Ostracize | to ban from the public |
| Sycophant | one who sucks up |
| Parsimony | stinginess, frugality |
| Impertinent | insulting |
| Conflagration | great fire |
| Maelstrom | whirlpool, turbulent or violent situation |
| Torpor | sluggishness |
| Carnage | destruction of life (carn = fresh/meat) |
| Unwanted | unaccustomed, unexpected or unusual |
Indolent | lazy |
| Iridescent | displaying rainbow like colors |
| Veracious | truthful |
| Substantiate | to confirm |
| Incredulity | disbelief (cred = believe) |
| Innocuous | harmless (noc or nox = harm) |
| Tonic | strong (ex. taste), something that lifts spirit |
| Detrimental | harmful |
| Disinclination | unwillingness |
| Reprimand | scold |
| Calumny | ruining someones reputation |
| Dearth | not Enough |
| Plethora | excess |
| Insurgence | rebellion |
| Oligarchy | government by few |
| Nonentity | no importance |
| Clemency | leniency; mercy |
| Induce | to bring about |
| Gusto | enthusiasm |
| Breadth | width |
| Discomfiture | feeling of embarrassment or awkwardness |
| Perspicacity | insight |
| Forbearance | patience |
| Fatuous | foolish |
| Salubrious | healthful |
| Litigation | lawsuit |
| Clandestine | secret |
| Conventional | typical |
| Specious | seemingly reasonable but incorrect |
| Indigent | poor |
| Affluent | wealthy |
| Persevere | to be stubborn |
| Retaliate | to get revenge |
| Effervescent | excited |
| Auspicious | favoring success |
| Illusive | deceiving |
| Deprecate | to protest against |
| Exacerbate | to worsen |
| Obscure | dark and unclear |
| Incoherent | illogical |
| Capricious | hard to please |
| Pivotal | vital, important |
| Debacle | downfall |
| Deluge | a flood |
| Deferential | courteous (want to please other) |
| Munificent | generous |
| Exorbitant | excessive (too much) |
| Imperious | bossy |
| Convivial | festive, jovial (lively) (viv = life) |
| Callous | hardened, unfeeling |
| Inordinate | unrestrained |
| Stringent | binding |
| Furtive | sneaky |
| Meticulous | excessively careful |
| Vigilant | watchful |
| Monolithic | uniform, following same customs |
| Copious | plentiful |
| Acrimonious | caustic;stinging |
| Didactic | teaching |
| Sporadic | occurring irregularly |
| Jaded | tiring, fatigued |
| Avid | greedy |
| Raucous | harsh and shrill (ex. noise) |
| Swarthy | dark, dusky |
| Cordial | gracious |
| Arboretum | place where different tree varieties are exhibited |
| Discursive | digressing |
| Exonerate | to clear form blame |
| Timorous | fearful |
| Rancorous | hateful, bitter |
| Abet | to aid and encourage |
| Ebb | recede, lessen |
| Pugnacious | like to fight (pug = fight) |
| Vainglorious | excessively conceited |
| Pernicious | causing harm or ruin |
| Repudiate | to reject with disapproval or condemnation |
| Delineate | to portray, to depict, to show |
| Enmity | a feeling of hatred, ill will |
| Vehement | strongly emotional; intense or passionate |
| Comprehensive | thorough, all inclusive |
| Objective | unbiased, without feelings |
| Qualify | to limit (secondary definition) |
| Erudite | characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly |
Vocabulary List 2
Vocabulary List 1
Vocabulary
Vocabulary is an integral part of the ExamIQ curriculum. Throughout the course, students learn in excess of two
thousand words. Moreover, students learn how to constructively apply the vocabulary in the writing of sentences,
paragraphs, and ultimately essays. Vocabulary lists 1 and 2 are but a small sample, yet must be learned by the
prospective students prior to attending the first class to maximize the comprehension of the material taught in
class.
| Abbreviate | shorten, abridge |
| Abstinence | act of refraining from |
| Adversity | misfortune |
| Aesthetic | having to do with beauty |
| Amicable | friendly |
| Anachronistic | not in the correct historical time period |
| Anecdote | short, often funny account of an event |
| Anonymous | nameless |
| Antagonist | opponent |
| Arid | extremely dry |
| Assiduous | hard working |
| Asylum | sanctuary, safe place |
| Benevolent | friendly, helpful |
| Camaraderie | trust among friends |
| Censure | to criticize harshly |
| Circuitous | indirect, roundabout |
| Clairvoyant | able to see the future |
| Collaborate | to work together |
| Compassion | sympathy |
| Compromise | to settle differences |
| Condescending | patronizing, demeaning others |
| Conditional | provisional, contingent, depending on a condition |
| Conformist | one who follows customs |
| Congregation | group of people |
| Convergence | joining of parts |
| Deleterious | harmful |
| Demagogue | leader who appeals to emotions of his people |
| Digression | straying from main point |
| Diligent | Hard-working; assiduous |
| Discredit | dishonor, disgrace |
| Disdain | to regard with scorn |
| Divergent | variant, moving apart |
| Empathy | sharing of feelings |
| Emulate | to follow an example |
| Enervating | tiring weakening |
| Enhance | improve, augment |
| Ephemeral | momentary, fleeting |
| Evanescent | short lived (as an image) |
| Exasperation | irritation, frustration |
| Exemplary | outstanding |
| Extenuating | guilt diminishing, lessening or reducing |
| Florid | flushed, ornate |
| Fortuitous | lucky |
| Frugal | thrifty, economically conservative |
| Hackneyed | overused, cliché |
| Haughty | arrogant, condescending |
| Hedonist | pleasure seeker |
| Hypothesis | theory requiring proof |
| Impetuous | rash, impulsive |
| Impute | to attribute to someone |
| Incompatible | unable to work together |
| Inconsequential | trivial |
| Inevitable | unavoidable, certain |
| Integrity | honesty, decency |
| Intrepid | fearless, adventurous |
| Intuitive | instinctive, untaught |
| Jubilation | joy, exultation |
| Lobbyist | persuader of legislators |
| Longevity | long life |
| Mundane | ordinary, common |
| Nonchalant | calm, casual |
| Novice | beginner |
| Opulent | wealthy |
| Orator | speaker |
| Ostentatious | displaying wealth |
| Parched | dehydrated |
| Perfidious | disloyal, untrustworthy |
| Precocious | talented beyond ones age |
| Pretentious | pompous, self-important |
| Procrastinate | to delay unnecessarily |
| Prosaic | run-of-the-mill |
| Prosperity | wealth, success |
| Provocative | inflammatory, calling forth a reaction |
| Prudent | wise, careful |
| Querulous | irritable |
| Reclusive | withdrawn, preferring to live in isolation |
| Reconciliation | agreement after a quarrel |
| Renovation | state of being renewed |
| Resilient | quick to recover |
| Restrained | controlled, restricted |
| Reverence | profound respect |
| Sagacity | wisdom |
| Scrutinize | to observe carefully |
| Spontaneity | impulsive action |
| Spurious | phony, false |
| Submissive | compliant |
| Substantiate | to verify, confirm |
| Subtle | elusive, sly, ambiguous, understated |
| Superficial | lacking in depth, shallow, on the surface |
| Superfluous | more than enough, surplus |
| Suppress | to end an activity |
| Surreptitious | secret, stealthy |
| Tactful | diplomatic, polite |
| Tenacious | persistent, resolute |
| Transient | temporary, fleeting |
| Venerable | respectable due to age |
| Vindicate | to clear from blame, exonerate, acquit |
| Wary | watchful, alert (of the situation), aware |