| antecedent | something that happens before another |
| biped | two-footed animal |
| commemorate | honor; memorialize |
| despicable | worthy of hatred |
| equilibrium | balance |
| interject | insert between; interrupt |
| introvert | shy person |
| misconception | mistaken opinion or belief |
| posthumous | after death |
| semiannual | twice a year or half-yearly |
| antagonist | opponent; enemy |
| circumspect | cautious; carefully aware |
| condescend | talk or behave in a way to show you think you are better; lower oneself |
| disarray | disorganized, untidy |
| extravagant | going beyond; excessive |
| intramural | within the walls; involving only students at the same school |
| malevolent | evil |
| nonchalant | coolly unconcerned |
| prejudice | opinion formed beforehand |
| subordinate | lower rank |
| superficial | shallow, not deep |
| symbol | something that represents something else |
| unabashed | not embarrassed |
| anarchy | disorder; chaos |
| genocide | murder of large number of people because of race |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the voice box that causes loss of voice |
| audible | able to be heard |
| captivate | attract attention by being extremely interesting |
| biopsy | removal of body tissue to discover if it is diseased |
| portly | fat |
| SYNopsis | summary |
| TRIvial | little importance; insignificant |
| AQUeous | containing water |
| BELLigerent | warlike |
| exCISE | remove; cut out |
| AUTOnomous | self-governing; independent |
| aSCRIBe | assign the origin of a certain characteristic |
| DICTion | word choice |
| CENTennial | 100th anniversary |
| ADvocate | speak in favor of |
| anthropoLOGY | study of humans |
| CREDo | statement of beliefs |
| NEOlogism | new word |
| conCEDE | admit, acknowledge |
| ecCENTRIc | unusual, strange |
| philANTHROPy | desire to help people, especially through donations |
| HOMOgeneous | made up of the same parts or elements; uniformed |
| seDUCTive | attractive and likely to persuade to do something wrong |
| imPENDing | about to happen |
| HYDROplaning | skimming over water |
| eMISSary | a person sent on a mission to represent another |
| BIBLIOphile | lover of books |
| retroSPECt | look back on past events |
| deFER | postpone; delay |
| MICROscopic | very small |
| PHOTOgenic | suitable for being photographed |
| PENTAgram | star with five points |
| TELEpathy | ability to communicate directly with each other's minds, without words |
| EXorbitant | unreasonable |
| REiterate | say again |
| PANdemonium | chaos; complete disorder |
| proVIDence | a powerful force that some believe looks out and provide for people; God |
| MONOtone | single unvaried tone or sound; boring |
| POLYsyllabic | having many syllables; a long word |
| PSEUDOnym | fake name |
| NEUROlogist | brain doctor |
| cacoPHONy | mishmash of unpleasant sound; noise |
| reVIVe | bring back to life |
| metaMORPHosis | change of shape |
| PONDer | think carefully |
| HYPOcrite | one who preaches one thing and does another |
| loboTOMY | removing front part of the brain |
| PROTOtype | original model |
| OMNIscient | all-knowing |
| BENEfactor | person who offers financial help |
| CORPulent | fat |
| PATERnity | fatherhood |
| comPUNCTion | regret, remorse |
| alLOCate | set aside for a special purpose |
| MAGNanimous | generous, thoughtful, and understanding |
| acroPHOBIA | fear of heights |
| disPUTe | disagreement, argument |
| MATRIcide | killing one's mother |
| POPulous | containing many people; large populatio |
| VITAl | very important, necessary, essential |
| DORMant | inactive |
| NOVice | beginner |
| conJECTure | guess or theory |
| AMPHIbian | animal capable of living both on land and in water |
| EUlogy | funeral speech in which you praise the dead person |
| ENDOcrine | glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream |
| ORTHOdox | traditional; widely accepted |
| VERacity | truth |
| MEGAlomania | hunger for power and control |
| SANGUInary | bloody |
| DEMOgraphic | section of the population sharing common characteristics, such as age, sex, class |
| SURplus | more than is needed |
| anaCHRONism | something that belongs to another time |
| LUNAtic | insane person |
| CONTRAdict | say the opposite |
| inCOGNito | hiding one's true identity |
| DYNAmic | very lively and enthusiastic |
| HYPERbole | extreme exaggeration |
| OCTAve | musical tone eight full tones above or below another tone |
| GEOlogy | study of the earth and what it's made of |
| endoSCOPE | device to look inside a body cavity or organ |
| DECalogue | Ten Commandments |
| GERMane | relevant |
| MARinade | liquid that you put food into to give it a special flavor before cooking |
| PYROmania | uncontrollable desire to set fire to thinks. |
| TETRAlogy | series of four related works |
| SONorous | full and deep sound |
| AMATeur | person who does something for enjoyment, not money |
| seGREGate | separate by race or religion |
| PRIMitive | made or done in a way that is not modern |
| CLAMor | loud uproar |
| STRINGent | strict |
| adJUNCT | something added or connected |
| reTRIBution | revenge |
| bankRUPT | financially ruined |
| TANGible | touchable |
| LIBERate | set free |
| preCLUDe | prevent |
| LUCid | very clear; easily understood |
| GRATitude | feeling of being thankful |
| SOPHomoric | immature |
| MIGRate | move from one region to another |
| polyGAMY | having more than one spouse at a time |
| eNUMERate | list things one by one |
| CRYPTic | mysterious; having hidden meaning |
| MEDIocre | of average or poor quality |
| conTEMPorary | 1. belonging to the same age; 2. of the present time |
| TRANSgress | break a law or rule |
| FORTitude | strength, courage |
| ANDROid | robot |
| EGOcentric | selfish, self-centered |
| DIAphanous | semi-transparent |
| ACROnym | word formed from the initial letters of words |
| pachyDERM | large animal with thick skin |
| PACify | to calm down |