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1 MORRIS COLLEGE ADVANCED VOCABULARY LIST - 500 WORDS - Updated December 2012B = Barron's Essential Words (1 - 288) A = Academic Word List (289-500)NumTERMDEFINITIONSRC1abate to decrease; reduceB2aberrantdeviating from what is normalB3abeyancetemporary suppression or suspensionB4abscondto depart secretly and hide B5abstemiousmoderate in appetiteB6admonishto caution or reprimandB7adulterateto corrupt or make impureB8aestheticrelating to beauty or artB9alacritycheerful willingness; eagerness; speedB10alleviateto relieve; improve partially B11amalgamateto combine into a unified wholeB12ambivalencethe state of having conflicting emotional attitudes B13ameliorateto improve B14anachronismsomething out of proper timeB15analogouscomparableB16anarchyabse nce of government ; state of disorderB17anomalousirregular deviating from the normB18antipathydislike; hostilityB19apathy indifference B20appeaseto calm; pacify; placateB21appriseto inform B22approbationapproval; praiseB23arduousextremely difficult; laboriousB24artlessguileless.

2 NaturalB25asceticone who practices self denialB26assiduousdiligent; hard workingB27assuageto make less severeB28attenuateto weakenB29audaciousdaring; bold B30austereunadornedB31autonomousself-gov erning; independent B32aver to affirm; declare to be trueB33banal commonplace; triteB34belie misrepresent; give a false impressionB35beneficentkindly; doing good B36bolsterto give a boost to; prop up; supportB37bombasticpompous; using inflated language B38boorishrude; insensitive B39burgeonto flourishB40burnishto polishB41buttressto reinforce; supportB42capriciousfickleB43castigation punishment; criticism; chastisement B44catalystsomething causing changeB45causticburning; sarcastically biting B46chicanerytrickery ; fraudB47coagulatethicken; congeal; B48coda concluding section of a musical or literary composition.

3 Something that summarizes or concludesB49codifyto systematizeB50commensurateproportionalB5 1compendiumbrief, comprehensive summary BMORRIS COLLEGE ADVANCED VOCABULARY LIST - 500 WORDS - Updated December 2012B = Barron's Essential Words (1 - 288) A = Academic Word List (289-500)52complaisanttrying to please; overly polite; obliging; willing to please B53compliantyieldingB54conciliatoryoverc oming distrust or hostilityB55condoneoverlook voluntarily; forgive; B56confoundto baffle; perplex; mix upB57connoisseura person possessing expert knowledge or training; a person of informed and discriminating ; rebelliousB59contentiousquarrelsome; causing quarrelsB60contritevery sorrowful for a wrongB61conundrumriddle; puzzle with no solution B62convergeto approach; tend to meet; come together B63convolutedtwisted; complicatedB64cravencowardly B65daunt to discourage; intimidate; disheartenB66decorumproper behaviorB67defaultto fail to actB68deferencerespect.

4 Regard for another's wishB69delineateto represent or depictB70denigrateto slur someone's reputationB71derideto mockB72derivativesomething derived; unoriginalB73desiccateto dry up; completely B74desultoryrandom; disconnected; ramblingB75deterrentsomething that discourages or hinders B76diatribebitter verbal attackB77dichotomydivision into two usually contradictory partsB78diffidenceshyness; lack of confidence B79diffuseto spread outB80digressionact of straying away from the main pointB81dirge funeral hymnB82disabuseto free from misconceptionB83discerningperceptive; Exhibiting keen insight and good judgmentB84discordantnot in tuneB85discrepancydifference betweenB86disingenuousnot candid; craftyB87disinterestedunprejudiced; objectiveB88disjointedlacking order or coherence; dislocatedB89dismissput away from consideration; rejectB90disparageto belittle B91disparatedissimilarB92dissembleto pretend.

5 Disguise one's motivesB93disseminatespread; scatter; disperseB94dissolutiondisintegration; debauchery B95dissonancediscord; lack of harmonyB96distend expand; swell outB97distillextract the essential elementsB98divergevary; go in different directions from the same point B99divestto strip; deprive; rid B100dogmaticstating opinions without proofB101dormantinactive B102dupe to deceive; trickB103ebullientexhilarated; enthusiasticB104eclecticselecting from various sourcesB105efficacyefficiency; effectivenessBMORRIS COLLEGE ADVANCED VOCABULARY LIST - 500 WORDS - Updated December 2012B = Barron's Essential Words (1 - 288) A = Academic Word List (289-500)106effrontery shameless boldness; presumptuousness B107elegy poem or song expressing lamentation B108elicitto provoke; draw out B109embellishadorn; ornament; enhance, as a story B110empiricalderived from observation experimentB111emulateimitate; copy B112endemicinherent; belonging to an areaB113enervateto weaken B114engenderto cause; produce B115ephemeralshort-lived.

6 Fleeting B116equanimitycomposure; calmnessB117equivocateto intentionally use vague languageB118eruditelearned; scholarly B119esoterichard to understand; known only to a chosen few B120eulogyhigh praise especially of a person who has recently diedB121euphemismuse of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of unpleasant or offensive languageB122exacerbateto aggravate; make worseB123exigencycrisis; urgent requirement B124extrapolationthe act of estimation by projecting known informationB125facetiousjoking (often inappropriately); humorous B126facilitateto make less difficultB127fallaciousbased on false ideas or factsB128fatuousfoolishly self satisfiedB129fawningseeking favor by flatteringB130felicitousapt; suitably expressed; appropriate; well chosen B131fervorwarmth and intensity of emotionB132fledglingbeginner; noviceB133flout to treat scornfullyB134frugalitythrift B135futileineffective, useless.

7 FruitlessB136gainsayto deny; dispute; oppose B137garrulousvery talkative; wordy B138goad to prod; urge onB139gouge to tear out; scoop out; overchargeB140grandiloquent pompous; bombastic; B141gregarioussociable B142guilelessfree of cunning or deceit; artlessB143gullibleeasily deceived B144haranguelong pompous speech; tiradeB145homogeneouscomposed of identical parts; uniform in compositionsB146hyperbolepurposeful exaggeration for effectB147iconoclasticattacking cherished traditions B148idolatryidol worship; blind or excess devotionB149immutableunchangeableB150imp assiveshowing no emotionB151impedehinder; block B152impermeableimpossible to penetrateB153imperturbablenot easily disturbedB154imperviousimpossible to penetrate; incapable of being effectedB155implacableinflexible; incapable of being pleasedB156implicitimplied; understood but not stated B157implodecollapse inward violentlyB158inadvertentlycarelessly.

8 UnintentionallyB159inchoateimperfectly formed or formulatedBMORRIS COLLEGE ADVANCED VOCABULARY LIST - 500 WORDS - Updated December 2012B = Barron's Essential Words (1 - 288) A = Academic Word List (289-500)160incongruitystate of not fittingB161inconsequentialinsignificant; unimportant B162incorporateintroduce something into another thing already in existence; combineB163indigencepoverty B164indolenthabitually lazy; idle B165inert unable to move; sluggishB166ingenuousnaive and trusting; lack; unsophisticated B167inherentfirmly established by nature or habit B168innocuousharmless B169insinuateto suggest; say indirectly; implyB170insipidlacking in flavor; dull B171insularitynarrow-mindedness; isolation B172intractablenot easily managedB173intransigencestubbornness; refusal of any compromise; B174inundateto cover with water; overwhelmB175inureduse to; accustomed; hardened B176invectiveverbal abuse B177irascibleirritable; easily angered B178irresoluteunsure how to act.

9 Weak B179itineraryroute of a traveler's journeyB180laconicusing few wordsB181lassitudelethargy; sluggishness B182latentpresent but hidden; potentialB183laud to praiseB184lethargicinactive B185levitylight manner of attitudeB186loquacioustalkativeB187lucid bright clear; intelligibleB188luminousbright; brilliant; glowingB189magnanimitygenerosity; nobilityB190malingererto feign illness to escape dutyB191malleablecapable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable B1