ISEE Vocabulary > Group 17
Accede
agree to a demand, request, or treaty
Allay
diminish or put fear at rest
Appalling
awful, terrible, or frightful
Avid
eager or enthusiastic
Cagey
wary, cautious, and tight‐lipped
Compendium
detailed collection of something
Crestfallen
sad and disappointed
Desecrate
violate; treat with violent disrespect
Duress
threats or violence to force action
Engross
completely hold one’s attention
Exorcise
drive out evil or evil spirits
Formulate
carefully create or develop something
Hamper
hinder, delay, or interfere with
Immigrate
come to live in a foreign country
Incontrovertible
not able to be denied or disputed
Intact
complete or not damaged
Laconic
using very few words
Malevolent
having a wish to do evil to others
Muddle
cause confusion or disorder
Ominous
suggesting a bad thing will happen
Penitent
having or showing sorrow and regret
Plutocrat
one whose power comes from wealth
Proliferate
increase rapidly in numbers
Rancor
longstanding and bitter resentment
Revamp
give new and improved form
Seedy
sleazy, shabby, and disreputable
Submissive
ready to obey the will of others
Tenacious
determined and persistent
Ubiquitous
present or found everywhere
Visionary
creative, inventive, or imaginative
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