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Quarter 1
Week 1
officious - intrusive; meddlesome
alacrity - eagerness; quickness
levity - joking about a serious matter
rotund - round
allay - to lessen
ignominious - shameful
denounce - to speak out against
aloof - distant, detached
cajole - to persuade, to coax
livid - very angry
Week 2
sagacious - wise
immutable - permanent, can’t be changed
lummox - a clumsy person
overt - obvious; not hidden
palatable - good to eat; agreeable
panacea - a cure-all
vapid - dull; uninspiring
disparity - an inequality
circuitous - indirect, roundabout
pariah - an outcast from society
Week 3
lucid - easily understood; clear
pundit - one who expresses an opinion
incontrovertible - indisputable
substantiate - to verify, to support
contemptuous - scornful; feeling hatred
imperious - arrogantly overbearing
convoluted - intricate; complex
quandary - a state of uncertainty
indolent - lazy
servile - submissive
Week 4
incorrigible - unable to be reformed
malfeasance - misconduct or wrongdoing
obsolete - no longer in use
prosaic - unimaginative; dull
sedentary - not moving; settled
trepidation - apprehension; uncertainty
abrogate - cancel, deny, repeal
lachrymose - tearful, sad
obfuscate - to make something unclear
pliable - flexible, not stubborn
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Quarter 2
Week 5
bereft - completely without
forlorn - lonely, abandoned, hopeless
boon - a gift or blessing
cavort - to leap about
enigmatic - mystifying; obscure
invective - an angry verbal attack
circumvent - to get around
dour - stern; joyless
eschew - to avoid, to shun
insolent - rude, disrespectful
Week 6
perfunctory -superficial
verbose - talkative; long-winded
milieu - environment
docile - gentle and easily-led
assuage - to calm
attenuate - weaken
strident - loud and harsh
augment - increase; make bigger
perfidy - treachery
virulent - dangerous; harmful
Week 7
intransigent - stubborn; unyielding
querulous - always complaining
cohort - loud and harsh
morose - gloomy, bad-tempered
irrevocable - cannot be canceled
petulant - sulky; peevish
regale - entertain
taciturn - quiet, saying little
abscond - to sneak away and hide
beguile - to trick, to deceive
Week 8
travail - hard or agonizing labor
vagary - a sudden desire or action
recalcitrant - defiant
abide- to put up with; tolerate
raze - to demolish
nebulous - indistinct; hazy
accentuate - to emphasize, to highlight
myopic - short-sighted
beseech - to implore; to beg
delectable - delightful to the taste
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Quarter 3
Week 9
winsome - charming, pleasing
assiduous - unceasing; persistent
bumptious - full of offensive self-conceit
callow - without experience in the world
mien - appearance or manner of a person
denizen - inhabitant, resident
gainsay - to contradict, to deny
halcyon - calm; peaceful; happy
insinuate - to imply
malaise - uneasiness or ill-being
Week 10
stolid - unemotional
sycophant - one who flatters for self-gain
peremptory - in a commanding manner
trenchant - articulate, clear-cut
looquacious - talkative
turpitude - moral corruption
umbrage - resentment, offense
chary - wary of; cautious about
utilitarian - useful, practical
vestige - a trace of something lost
Week 11
wanton - undisciplined; lustful
palpable - perceptible to the touch
salutary - beneficial; promoting health
cantankerous - bad-tempered
exonerate - to remove blame; to acquit
feasible - possible; practical
prevaricate - to lie
deter - to put off; to prevent
fatuous - silly; foolish
paragon - a perfect example
Week 12
opulent - displaying great wealth
egregious - bad or offensive
auspicious - favorable, promising
mollify - to calm or sooth
ruse - a crafty trick
capricious - impulsive and unpredictable
tenuous - shaky; unsure; weak
diffident - timid, bashful
obstinate - stubborn
tenacity - persistance
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Quarter 4
Week 13
affable - easy-going; friendly
impinge - hinder; interfere with
dilettante - one with little understanding
propreity - appropriateness of behavior
accolade - tribute; honor; praise
malleable - easily shaped or formed
acquiesce - to agree to; to give in to
curtail - to cut short
adroit - skillful
brevity - being brief
Week 14
malady - illness
pristine - unspoiled
choleric - easily-angered
ineffable - can’t be expressed in words
fervor - passion; enthusiasm
circumscribe - to limit
vacuous - empty; meaningless
inexorable - relentless
clemency - mercy
venal - corrupt; can be bribed
Week 15
magnanimous - generous; kind-hearted
peccadillo - minor weakness; trivial offense
quixotic - idealistic; impractical
ribald - crudely humorous
salient - significant; conspicuous
maudlin - weakly sentimental
ostracize - to exclude from a group
perfidious - disloyal; unfaithful
modicum - a small amount
probity - virtue integrity
Week 16
inimical - hostile
specious - false
fortitude - bravery
phlegmatic - uninterested; unresponsive
obsequious -excessively submissive
veracity - truthfulness
sanguine - optimistic; cheerful
aphorism - a short saying
penultimate - second to last
baleful - harmful or threatening
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