ISEE Vocabulary > Group 39
Abjure
reject or renounce something
Adroit
skillful with hands or mind
Anarchist
one for abolishing laws and order
Apoplectic
overcome with anger
Assert
state a fact forcefully
Blight
something that destroys
Chicanery
use of trickery to achieve a goal
Contempt
feeling a thing is worthless
Defamatory
injurious to one’s reputation
Disdain
feeling something is unworthy
Emaciate
waste away physically
Erudite
having or showing great knowledge
Fatuous
very silly and pointless
Germane
relevant to a considered subject
Homogeneous
alike or of the same kind
Imprudent
showing no care for consequences
Ingenious
clever, original, or inventive
Nihilistic
believing that life is meaningless
Nuance
a subtle difference in meaning
Paltry
small or meager amount
Petulance
the quality of being bad‐tempered
Prerequisite
required as a prior condition
Purist
very strict follower of tradition
Renege
go back on a promise
Sanguine
optimistic or positive
Spur
urge, encourage, or stimulate
Surly
bad‐tempered and unfriendly
Transmute
change in form or substance
Venerate
regard with great respect
Zeal
great enthusiasm and energy for
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