ISEE Vocabulary > Group 25
Acme
highest or most perfect point
Amass
collect a large amount over time
Archaic
very old or old‐ fashioned
Bellicose
aggressive or willing to fight
Capacious
having a great deal of space inside
Concur
agree with or coincide
Cupidity
excessive desire or greed
Desirous
having or expressing desire
Effect
the result of an action or cause
Ephemeral
lasting for a very short time
Extol
praise enthusiastically
Frugal
very careful with money/resources
Heckle
aggressively or abusively interrupt
Impecunious
having little or no money
Indistinct
not clear or sharply defined
Intractable
stubborn or hard to control
Laudable
deserving praise or commendation
Manumit
release from slavery or set free
Nadir
lowest point in fortunes
Orator
skilled public speaker
Perfunctory
casually and hastily completed
Potentate
ruler or one who holds power
Prototype
original or first model
Rebuke
sharply scold someone
Robust
strong and healthy; powerful
Slavish
submissive or unoriginal
Succinct
briefly and clearly expressed
Thrifty
very careful with money/resources
Undulate
move with a wavelike motion
Vouch
confirm truth via experience
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