Princeton Hit Parade RUME’S FAVORITE WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS
A Abash – v – To make ashamed
Anathema – n – something or someone
Abject – adj – Hopeless
loathed or detested
Abysmal – adj – Extremely hopeless
Animosity – n – resentment, hostility
Accrete – v – To increase by growth
Antecedent – n – someone that went b4
Accede – v – to give in, to agree
Antithesis – n – the direct opposite
Acumen – n – Accurate Judgment
Anodyne – adj/n – soothing
Adulation – n – Excessive Praise
Aphorism – n – proverb
Advent – n – arrival
Apocryphal – n – fictitious
Adumbrate – v – to foreshadow vaguely
Apostasy – n – rejection of faith
Affable – adj – Friendly
Apotheosis – n – the perfect example
Affectation – n –Artificial behavior
Apex – n – highest point
Aggrandize -v- to increase in intensity
Apogee – n – the most distant point in
or power or prestige
the orbit of the moon or of an artificial
Aghast – adj – shocked, terrified
satellite
Allege – v – to assert without proof
Arbiter – n – a judge
Allusion – n – an indirect reference
Arcane – adj – mysterious
Alchemy – n – a medieval science aimed
Archaic – Adj – Outdated
at the transmutation of the metals
Arrant – adj – utter, very bad
Ambience – n – atmosphere, feeling
Archetype – n – an original model
Ambivalent – adj – undecided
Artful – adj – crafty, wily, sly
Amiable – adj – friendly
Astringent – adj/n – Harsh, severe
Amorphous – adj – shapeless
Astute – adj – keen in judgment, shrewd
Amenable – adj – Agreeable
Assay – v – to evaluate
Asseverate – v – to assert
Catholic – adj – universal
Attrition – n – weakening
Cavil – v – to quibble
Augment – v – to make bigger
Chagrin – n – humiliation
Augur – v – to predict or foretell
Chary – adj – cautious
Auspicious – adj – favorable
Choleric – adj – quick to anger
Avow – v - to claim, to admit
Circumspect – adj – cautious
Avarice – n – Greed for wealth
Coalesce – v – to unite
Axiomatic – Adj – Taken as a given
Cognizant – adj – aware Collusion – n – conspiracy
B Belabor – v – to go over repeatedly Beleaguer – v – to surround Benign – adj – gentle, kind, mild Bereaved – adj – deprived or left desolate Blithe – adj – carefree Broach – v – to open up a subject for discussion Brook – v – To bear or tolerate Bucolic – adj – rustic and pastoral
Consecrate – v - to make or declare sacred Consonant – adj – harmonious Consummate – adj – perfect Contiguous – adj – side by side Contumely – n – rudeness Conterie – n – a select group of close associates Conventional – adj – common Convivial – adj – fond of partying Copious – adj – plentiful Corroborate – v – to confirm
C
Countenance
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n
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face;
expression
Callow – adj – immature
Covet – v – to wish for enviously
Canonical – adj – following or in
Credulous – adj – eager to believe
agreement with accepted
Cull – v – to select; to collect
Canon – n – often religious in nature
Culpable – adj – deserving blame
Cardinal – adj – most important; chief
facial
Cynicism – n – a belief that all people
Enigmatic – adj – mysterious
are motivated by selfishness
Ennui – n – dissatisfaction resulting from apathy Enormity – n – extremely evil
D
Espouse – v – to support
Debacle – n – violent breakdown
Evanescent – adj – to remove blame
Debauchery – n – wild living Decorous – adj – proper; in good taste Deprecate – v – to express disapproval
Exonerate – v – to remove blame Extemporaneous – adj – done without
of
preparation; improvised
Derision – n – scorn; ridicule
Exposition – n – a discourse intended to
Dilapidated – adj – broken down Dilettante
Exhort – v – to give a serious warning
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n
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someone
with
explain
superficial knowledge of the arts; an amateur
F
Didactic – adj – intended to teach
Facile – adj – fluent
Discomfit – v – to frustrate, to confuse
Fell – v – to cause to fall by striking
Discretion – n – ability to make
Fervent – adj - jealous
responsible decision
Fetter – v – to hamper
Divulge – v – to reveal (secret)
Filibuster – n – intentional obstruction
Doggerel – n – comic; loose verse
Flippant – adj – saucy; pert Forbear – v – to abstain
E
Fortuitous – adj – happening by chance Founder – v – to fail, to sink
Eccentric – adj – departing from norms
Fulminate – v – to loudly attack
Eloquent – adj – well spoken, expressive
Furtive – adj – marked by stealth
Elucidate – v – to explain Emollient – adj/v – making less harsh
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Gambit – n – a ploy
Idyllic – adj – naturally peaceful
Genial –adj - helpful; friendly
Ignominy – n – deep disgrace
Germane – adj – applicable, relevant
Imbroglio – n – difficult or embarrassing
Gratis – adj – free from charge
situation
Gregarious – adj – sociable
Imminent – adj – just about to happen
Guile – n – cunning; artfulness
Imperturbable – adj – marked by extreme calm; impassivity Impecunious – adj – lacking funds
H Hackneyed
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adj
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rendered
commonplace by frequent usage Halcyon – adj – calm and peaceful Harbinger – n – a signal of; a forerunner Hedonism – n – devotion to pleasurable persuits Hegemony – n – the consistence dominant of one state or ideology over others Heretical – adj – violating accepted convention Hirsute – adj – hairy; shaggy Hubris – n – arrogance Husband – v – to use sparingly or economically
Impetuous – adj – impulsive Importune – v – to trouble Impunity
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n
–
immunity
punishment Impromptu – adj – done without preparation Incandescent – adj – brilliant Incipient – adj – to become apparent Indifferent – adj – not caring one way or other Indulgent – n – yielding to desire Ineluctable – adj – inescapable Inept – adj – clumsy Inexorable
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adj
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unavoidable;
relentless Infelicitous – adj – unfortunate
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Inimical – adj – unfavorable Insouciant – adj – nonchalant
Inveigle – v – obtain by deception
Mellifluous – adj – sweetly flowing
Inveterate – adj – habitual
Mercurial – adj – rapidly changing in mode
J Jegune – adj – childish, vapid Judicious – adj – exercising sound
Meretricious – adj – gaudy; showy Minatory – adj – threatening Motility – n – spontaneous movement
judgment
N L Lachrymose – adj – tearful Lament – v – to mourn Lascivious – adj – lustful Ligneous – adj – woodlike Limn – v – to draw List – v – to tilt or lean to one side Lubricious – adj – wanton; greedy; lewd
Nascent – adj – early development stage Nebulous – adj – vague; cloudy Nice – adj – exacting Nominal – adj – insignificant Nonplus – v – to baffle; to bewilder Novel – adj – new; original Noxious – adj – harmful Nugatory
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adj
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trifling;
incomequential
M
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Magnate – n – q rich, powerful or very successful business person Malevolent – adj – having or showing often vicious ill will Manifest – adj – visible Martial – adj – associated with war Maxim – n – an old saying Meet – adj – proper
Obstinate
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adj
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stubborn;
uncompromising Oblique – adj – indirect Odious – adj – dislike Opaque – adj – not reflecting light Ossify – v – to convert into bone Otiose – adj – lazy; futile
P Paean – n – a song of thanksgiving Paradigm – n – a model or example Paradox – n – a true statement that seems to be contradict itself Parry – v – to evade or avoid Pedagogy – n – instructing Pedestrian – adj – unimaginative; banal Pellucid – adj – easy to understand Perturb – v – to disturb greatly Penurious – adj – ungenerous Peripatetic – adj – wandering Pernicious – adj – extremely harmful Perorate – v – to speak formally Peruse – v – to examine with great care Perspicacious – adj – acutely perceptive Pervade – v – to spread throughout Pine – v – to lose vigor Piquant – adj – pleasantly pungent or tart Pith – n – the essential or central part
Polemical – adj – controversial Portent – n – an omen; a sign of something coming in the future Prattle – v – to talk in an empty and idle manner Precipitous – adj – steep Predilection – n – preference Preen – v – dress up Prescience – n – foreknowledge of events Pristine – adj – original; pure Prize – v – to pry Proclivity – n – a natural predisposition Prodigious – adj – extraordinary Profuse – adj – extravagant Prolific – adj – productive Prosaic –adj – dull; unimaginative Puissant – adj – powerful Pulchritude – n – physical beauty Putative – adj – commonly accepted Putrefy – v – to rot
Pithy – adj – precise and brief Placid – adj – peaceful
Q
Plaintive – adj – expressing sorrow
Qualms – n – misgiving
Pluck – n – courage
Quaff – v – to drink deeply
Plumb – v – to measure the depth of
Queries – n – questions
something
Querulous – adj – peevish
Quixotic – adj – romantic or idealistic to
Sordid – adj – foul
a foolish or impractical degree
Sparse – adj – thin Spendthrift – n – one who spend money wastefully
R Rampart – n – defensive mound on
Squalid – adj – sordid
earth Rancorous
Spurious – adj – false
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adj
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long
lasting
resentment Rarefy – v – to make thin Redoubtable – adj - worthy of honor Redolent – adj – fragrant Refulgent – adj – shiny; brilliant Remonstrate – v – to argue against Replete – adj – completely filled Reprove – v – to criticize mildly Respite – n – a period of rest or relief
Squander – v – waste by spending irresponsibly Stupefy – v – baffle Stoic – adj – steadfast Stygian – adj – gloomy Stymie – v – to block Subtle – adj – not obvious Succinct – adj – brief Succor – n – assistance Surfeit – n/v – excess
Rhetoric – n – the art of effective use of language
T Taciturn – adj – untalkative by nature
S Sagacity – n – wisdom Salutary – adj – healthful; wholesome Satire – n – a literary work that criticizes human vice through humor Saturnine – adj – gloomy Sedulous – adj – diligent; hardworking Sidereal – adj – astral
Tenacity – n – persistent determination Terse – adj – succinct Tendentious – adj – biased Torpid – adj – sluggish Tout – v – to praise highly Transient – brief Turbid – adj – unclear Tyro – n – novice
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Prepared by:
Ubiquitous – adj – widespread
Mohammad Yasin Rume
Unalloyed – adj - pure
BBA (Finance & Management)
Unfeigned – adj – genuine
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Unsury – n – landing money at high rate
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Untenable – adj – indefensible; not viable
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Urbane – adj – sophisticated
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V Fb: Vagary – n – whim Veracity – n – truthfulness Venal – adj – capable of being bribed Vestige – n – a last trace Vexation – n - annoyance Vilify – v – to defame Virulent – adj – extremely harmful Voluble – adj – fluent
W Waver – v - to move to and fro Wag – n – a joker
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