Vocabulary 1
To speak negatively about someone; throw shade
malign
Enthusiasm; passion
zeal
To end (something)
terminate
Clear and concise; NOT wordy
succinct
To damage
taint
The best of something; ideal
Epitome
Cautious
wary
Able to be touched; concrete; real
tangible
One-sided; not objective
subjective
A set of health symptoms
syndrome
To meet someone; usually unexpected
encounter
After; later
subsequent
Old-fashioned; no longer in use
obsolete
Thin; not dense or crowded
sparse
Greedy
mercenary
Odd; a little different from normal
To damage or destroy
sabotage
Logical and planned
methodical
To refresh; put energy back into
revitalize
A kinder, softer way of saying something unpleasant
euphemism
An enemy; opponent
antagonist
A short (often witty) response
retort
To use; to abuse
exploit
A new invention
innovation
Boring; over-used
banal
Hatred; strong dislike
animosity
Very angry
irate
To increase something
escalate
To interfere with someone's rights
infringe
To attack
assail
Without morals; dishones
amoral
A leaning; tendency
inclination
To fascinate; be completely into
engross
A disadvantage; disability
infirmity
Random
arbitrary
Friendly; good-natured
amiable
A difficult decision
dilemma
To cause; bring about
elicit
An unfair situation
inequity
To comfort or make someone feel better
appease
Firm; not yielding to something
adamant
To crush the spirit of
demoralize
Next to or near
adjacent
To hint at something
implication
Selfless; very generous
altruistic
To clear from guilt
absolve
Short and brief (almost rude)
curt
Praise
acclaim
Something that discourages an action or idea
deterrent
A reference to something
allusion