ISEE Vocabulary > Group 31
Acumen
ability to make good judgments
Amend
make better or improve
Arson
act of setting fire to property
Bewilder
cause someone to be confused
Cathartic
providing psychological relief
Confound
cause confusion in someone
Deadpan
deliberately expressionless
Diligent
marked by steady or earnest effort
Egotistical
self‐centered or blatantly prideful
Epitome
a perfect example of something
Facile
effortlessly done in a superficial way
Galvanize
shock or excite into action
Hapless
unfortunate or unlucky
Impertinent
not showing proper respect
Ineffable
beyond words or indescribable
Intuitive
known/perceived by intuition
Lettered
formally educated or learned
Mediate
intervene between two parties
Nemesis
a long‐standing rival or archenemy
Ostracize
exclude someone from a group
Perseverance
steadfastness in action or belief
Precocious
overly mature at a young age
Pseudonym
fake name used to conceal identity
Recuperate
recover from illness or exertion
Rumpus
a noisy disturbance
Soporific
tending to induce drowsiness
Supercilious
acting like one is superior to others
Tortuous
full of twists and turns; complicated
Vacillate
be indecisive or waver
Willful
intentional or deliberate
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