ISEE Vocabulary > Group 10
Abscond
leave in secret to avoid detection
Affluent
having a great deal of wealth
Antithesis
a thing in direct contrast to another
Augment
add to something to make it greater
Brunt
the worst or chief part of something
Coax
persuade or flatter something to act
Corpulent
being fat or overweight
Decry
publically criticize or denounce
Denounce
publically declare to be wrong or evil
Doleful
mournful or expressing sorrow
Empirical
based on evidence or observation
Exacerbate
make something worse
Flagrant
obviously offensive or shameless
Ignoble
not honorable in any way
Incisive
sharp‐witted and clear‐thinking
Insidious
treacherous and subtly harmful
Jollity
lively and cheerful activity
Lugubrious
looking or sounding sad
Obsolete
out of date or no longer made
Parsimonious
unwilling to spend money
Placid
not easily upset or excited
Prim
stiffly formal and respectable
Proffer
offer something to be accepted
Quiescent
inactive or dormant
Requital
something given in return/retaliation
Scathing
severely critical or devastating
Stoic
not showing feeling or emotion
Tacit
understood without being said
Truncate
shorten by cutting top or end off
Vigilant
watchful, attentive, and observant
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