ISEE Vocabulary > Group 3
Abdicate
give up powers or duties
Adversity
hardship and suffering
Alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness
Animosity
hostility towards something
Asylum
protection or shelter from harm
Bombastic
sounds impressive but means little
Conundrum
confusing and difficult problem
Delectable
delicious or delightful
Distraught
deeply upset and agitated
Embed
fix firmly into something
Estrange
alienate someone from a relationship
Feign
pretend to be affected by a thing
Goad
provoke or annoy someone to act
Hypocritical
engaging in same act one condemns
Inane
silly, foolish, or stupid
Iniquitous
grossly unfair and morally wrong
Itinerant
moving from place to place
Liturgy
ritual, worship, or observance
Mince
moderate for the sake of politeness
Obdurate
stubborn and unbending
Parable
short story illustrating a moral
Pretentious
acting better than one actually is
Punctilious
showing great attention to detail
Quail
shrink back in fear from something
Reprimand
officially scold or admonish
Satire
expose foolishness through mockery
Squelch
crush, put down, silence, or inhibit
Surreptitious
kept secret due to inappropriateness
Trepidation
feeling of fear or agitation
Verdant
green or rich with vegetation
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