• aberration: (n) something that differs from the norm
• abhor: (v) to hate, detest
• acquiesce: (v) to agree without protesting
• alacrity: (n) eagerness, speed
• amiable: (adj) friendly
• appease: (v) to calm, satisfy
• arcane: (adj) obscure, secret, known only by a few
• avarice: (n) excessive greed
• brazen: (adj) excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious
• brusque: (adj) short, abrupt, dismissive
• cajole: (v) to urge, coax
• callous: (adj) harsh, cold, unfeeling
• candor: (n) honesty, frankness
• chide: (v) to voice disapproval
• circumspect: (adj) cautious
• clandestine: (adj) secret
• coerce: (v) to make somebody do something by force or threat
• coherent: (adj) logically consistent, intelligible
• complacency: (n) self-satisfied ignorance of danger
• confidant: (n) a person entrusted with secrets
• connive: (v) to plot, scheme
• cumulative: (adj) increasing, building upon itself
• debase: (v) to lower the quality or esteem of something
• decry: (v) to criticize openly
• deferential: (adj) showing respect for another’s authority
• demure: (adj) quiet, modest, reserved
• deride: (v) to laugh at mockingly, scorn
• despot: (n) one who has total power and rules brutally
• diligent: (adj) showing care in doing one’s work
• elated: (adj) overjoyed, thrilled
• eloquent: (adj) expressive, articulate, moving
• embezzle: (v) to steal money by falsifying records
• empathy: (n) sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own
• enmity: (n) ill will, hatred, hostility
• erudite: (adj) learned
• extol: (v) to praise, revere
• fabricate: (v) to make up, invent
• feral: (adj) wild, savage
• flabbergasted: (adj) astounded
• forsake: (v) to give up, renounce
• fractious: (adj) troublesome or irritable
• furtive: (adj) secretive, sly
• gluttony: (n) overindulgence in food or drink
• gratuitous: (adj) uncalled for, unwarranted
• haughty: (adj) disdainfully proud
• hypocrisy: (n) pretending to believe what one does not
• impeccable: (adj) exemplary, flawless
• impertinent: (adj) rude, insolent
• implacable: (adj) incapable of being appeased or mitigated
• impudent: (adj) casually rude, insolent, impertinent
• incisive: (adj) clear, sharp, direct
• indolent: (adj) lazy
• inept: (adj) not suitable or capable, unqualified
• infamy: (n) notoriety, extreme ill repute
• inhibit: (v) to prevent, restrain, stop
• innate: (adj) inborn, native, inherent
• insatiable: (adj) incapable of being satisfied
• insular: (adj) separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off
• intrepid: (adj) brave in the face of danger
• inveterate: (adj) stubbornly established by habit
• jubilant: (adj) extremely joyful, happy
• knell: (n) the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death
• lithe: (adj) graceful, flexible, supple
• lurid: (adj) ghastly, sensational
• maverick: (n) an independent, nonconformist person
• maxim: (n) a common saying expressing a principle of conduct
• meticulous: (adj) extremely careful with details
• modicum: (n) a small amount of something
• morose: (adj) gloomy or sullen
• myriad: (adj) consisting of a very great number
• nadir: (n) the lowest point of something
• nominal: (adj) trifling, insignificant
• novice: (n) a beginner, someone without training or experience
• nuance: (n) a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression
• oblivious: (adj) lacking consciousness or awareness of something
• obsequious: (adj) excessively compliant or submissive
• obtuse: (adj) lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect
• panacea: (n) a remedy for all ills or difficulties
• parody: (n) a satirical imitation
• penchant: (n) a tendency, partiality, preference
• perusal: (n) a careful examination, review
• plethora: (n) an abundance, excess
• predilection: (n) a preference or inclination for something
• quaint: (adj) charmingly old-fashioned
• rash: (adj) hasty, incautious
• refurbish: (v) to restore, clean up
• repudiate: (v) to reject, refuse to accept
• rife: (adj) abundant
• salient: (adj) significant, conspicuous
• serendipity: (n) luck, finding good things without looking for them
• staid: (adj) sedate, serious, self-restrained
• superfluous: (adj) exceeding what is necessary
• sycophant: (n) one who flatters for self-gain
• taciturn: (adj) not inclined to talk
• truculent: (adj) ready to fight, cruel
• umbrage: (n) resentment, offence
• venerable: (adj) deserving of respect because of age or achievement
• vex: (v) to confuse or annoy
• vociferous: (adj) loud, boisterous
• wanton: (adj) undisciplined, lewd, lustful
• zenith: (n) the highest point, culminating point

source: http://world-english.org/