ISEE Vocabulary > Group 21
Accolade
an honor, award, or praise
Allusion
indirect or passing reference
Approbation
approval, praise, or admiration
Bedlam
scene of uproar and confusion
Canard
unfounded rumor or story; lie
Compulsory
required by law or rule; obligatory
Culminate
reach highest point of development
Detrimental
tending to cause harm
Eclectic
deriving from wide variety of sources
Enmity
hostility towards something
Exploit
use in an unfair or selfish way
Founder
fail or break down, due to a problem
Harp
discuss excessively and tediously
Impart
gift knowledge; communicate
Indelible
cannot be removed or forgotten
Intermittent
not continuous or steady
Lanky
ungracefully thin and tall
Malinger
pretend illness to escape work
Muster
collect, assemble, or gather
Onerous
oppressively burdensome
Penurious
extremely poor or stingy
Ponderous
heavy, slow, and clumsy
Propagate
spread and promote widely
Rectitude
morally correct behavior/thinking
Rhetorical
asked for effect, not for an answer
Servile
excessively willing to serve or please
Subsidy
money granted for assistance
Terminate
bring to a conclusion
Uncouth
lacking manners or grace
Volition
power to make your own choices
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