Elite Vocab Set B 1-51

Front 1

infringe

Back 1

to trespass; to violate

Front 2

modest

Back 2

limited in amount, extent, etc.

Front 3

litany

Back 3

a long, repetitive recitation

Front 4

terse

Back 4

without unnecessary words; succinct

Front 5

caucus

Back 5

a political meeting, often private, to decide on matters of policy or select candidates

Front 6

claustrophobia

Back 6

fear of confined spaces

Front 7

convey

Back 7

to carry or transmit; to communicate

Front 8

impoverished

Back 8

without money; deprived of natural resources

Front 9

filial

Back 9

like or relating to a daughter or son

Front 10

accord

Back 10

agreement

Front 11

reprehensible

Back 11

deserving to be severely criticized

Front 12

ostensible

Back 12

outwardly appearing as much

Front 13

ample

Back 13

enough, or more than enough; plentiful

Front 14

impede

Back 14

to obstruct

Front 15

fathom

Back 15

to measure the depth of; to understand

Front 16

endow

Back 16

to provide with material goods, talents, or qualities

Front 17

remnant

Back 17

a small amount left over after the rest has been used; a surviving trace

Front 18

venerable

Back 18

worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.

Front 19

rhapsody

Back 19

a state of great happiness; such a state expressed in speech or writing

Front 20

gauge

Back 20

an instrument for measuring or testing; to measure

Front 21

reluctant

Back 21

unwilling; disinclined

Front 22

consensus

Back 22

a position reached by a group as a whole or by majority will; general agreement

Front 23

transpose

Back 23

to change the relative position or order of

Front 24

prodigious

Back 24

wonderful; amazing; very big

Front 25

extricate

Back 25

to remove from an entanglement or difficulty

Front 26

comprehensive

Back 26

complete; covering broadly and all-inclusively

Front 27

lament

Back 27

to grieve; to regret deeply; a mournful song

Front 28

symposium

Back 28

a meeting to discuss a topic, esp. where the participants form the audience and make presentations

Front 29

deflect

Back 29

to bend or turn away

Front 30

downtrodden

Back 30

badly and unfairly treated; oppressed

Front 31

solicitous

Back 31

showing anxious concern

Front 32

repel

Back 32

to drive or force back; to drive off

Front 33

ardor

Back 33

passionate intensity of feeling

Front 34

promulgate

Back 34

to make known by official announcement

Front 35

contradict

Back 35

to assert the opposite of

Front 36

celibate

Back 36

abstaining from sexual activity

Front 37

ominous

Back 37

threatening harm; showing evil

Front 38

ponder

Back 38

to think over with great care

Front 39

incoherent

Back 39

not sticking together; not logically connected

Front 40

celestial

Back 40

relating to the heavens

Front 41

diverge

Back 41

to depart from a set course or opinion

Front 42

empathy

Back 42

ability to understand and identify with another's feelings and emotions

Front 43

surly

Back 43

sullen and rude

Front 44

paternal

Back 44

relating to or characteristic of a father

Front 45

indefatigable

Back 45

tireless; unceasing

Front 46

vantage

Back 46

a position that gives a wide view

Front 47

advocate

Back 47

to speak in support of something

Front 48

diffident

Back 48

lacking self-confidence; timid; shy

Front 49

premonition

Back 49

a sense of a future event; a warning in advance

Front 50

venturesome

Back 50

adventurous, risky, daring