ISEE Vocabulary > Group 11
Abstemious
showing self‐ restraint
Affront
action that causes offense or outrage
Apathy
lack of enthusiasm or concern
Auspicious
conducive to success
Brusque
abrupt or blunt in manner
Cobble
roughly assemble something
Corroborate
confirm or give support
Deplete
exhaust the supply of something
Douse
extinguish or saturate
Emulate
imitate or surpass something
Exalt
hold in very high regard
Fleeting
lasting a very short time
Guile
sly or cunning intelligence
Ignominious
humiliating or embarrassing
Incite
encourage or stir up action
Insinuate
suggest or hint at something bad
Judicious
showing good judgment
Luminous
full of light, or bright or shining
Mollify
appease someone’s anger or anxiety
Obstinate
stubborn and unyielding
Partisan
prejudiced in favor of something
Plagiarize
steal and pass off a thing as your own
Profound
very great or intense
Quintessential
being the perfect example of a thing
Rescind
revoke, cancel, or repeal
Scion
descendant of a notable family
Stolid
calm, dependable, and unemotional
Taciturn
reserved or uncommunicative
Tumultuous
loud, confused, and disorderly
Vignette
brief evocative story or account
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