ISEE Vocabulary > Group 35
Abstain
restrain oneself from something
Adept
very skilled at something
Amnesty
an official pardon from offenses
Ascetic
having severe self‐ discipline
Blasé
lacking interest due to familiarity
Censure
express severe disapproval
Conservative
liking tradition and cautious of change
Debilitate
make someone weak and infirm
Disconcerting
troubling or unsettling
Elegy
a poem of serious reflection
Eradicate
destroy completely or put to an end
Fanatic
person filled with excessive passion
Hindrance
a thing that obstructs another
Impervious
impenetrable or cannot be affected
Impinge
have a negative impact on; intrude
Implicit
implied but not plainly expressed
Invective
abusive or highly critical language
Libertine
having a disregard for morality
Mellifluous
sweet and pleasant to hear
Mendacious
not telling the truth; lying
Oxymoron
contradictory terms side by side
Pervasive
spreading widely through an area
Preemptive
intended to forestall
Puissant
having great power or influence
Remittance
a sum of money spent for services
Salubrious
health‐giving or healthy
Spectrum
the entire range of something
Supplant
supersede and replace something
Transcend
go beyond the range or limits of
Wizened
shriveled or wrinkled with age
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