English Vocabulary SM

Exculpatory

(a)- Excusing (excusing from blame, or culp)

Marginal Propensity

to Consume- Inclination to spend more money.

Propensity

(n)- Inclination to /for, a natural desire that makes you behave in a particular way.

Purview

(a)- Realm, Domain, Scope of responsibility.

Propensity (n)

Inclination to/for, a natural desire that makes you behave in a particular way

Fait Accompli

Done deal/accomplished

Tenacious (a)

Persistent

Tenacity (n)

Persistence

Obviate (v)

Circumvent/ Avoid

Marginal Propensity to Consume

Inclination to spend more money

Purview (a)

Realm, Domain, Scope of responsibility

Paramount (a)

Of supreme importance

Tantamount (a)

In effect equal to

Perfunctory (a)

Superficial, half-hearted

Albeit (conj)

Although it be

oblique (a)

indirect

Ingenuous (a)

Sincere

Disingenuous (a)

Insincere

Pensive (a)

Deep in thought

Magnanimous (a)

Big-hearted/ forgiving

Salient (a)

Key identifying

Edify (v)

build-up/uplift

Efficacious (a)

effective as a remedy

Juxtapose (v)

place/set side by side

Mandate (n/v)

Demand

Promulgate (Idea) (v)

Disseminate

Couch (v)

shape, present

Ostensible (a)

Apparent/Outward

Flippant (a)

Not Appropriately Serious

incongruity (n)

out of place

Incongruous (a)

out of place

Anachronism (n)

out of time

anachronous (a)

out of time

Truncate (v)

Abbreviate/cut short

Vis-a-vis (prep)

with respect to, regarding

Contiguous (a)

adjacent, adjoining

Discreet (a)

Careful/ tactful

Discrete (a)

Separate

Vicarious (a)

Substitutionary

Nascent (a)

Emerging

Obtrusive (a)

Invasive

Parameters (n)

Boundaries/ guideline

Intrinsic (a)

Internal essence

Extrinsic (a)

External essence

Inveterate (a)

well-established/ engrained

Extricate (v)

Removal/ disengage/ disentangle

Demure (a)

Modest/Reserved

Demur (n,v)

Hesitate/Object

Atypical (a)

Not Typical

Culpable (a)

Deserving blame

Exculpatory (a)

Excusing (excusing from blame, or culp)

Feign (v)

Fake/ Pretend to be

Subsume (v)

Includes/ Incorporates within itself

Milieu (n)

Environment/ Atmosphere

De facto (a)

Actual (In fact/ real)

Mantra (n)

repeated saying/slogan

August (a)

stately, majestic

Gravitas (n)

seriousness/ Substance

Ancillary (a)

Subsidiary/ Accompanying

Confluence (n)

a coming together/ Convergence

Plausible (a)

Possible/ Believable

Nefarious (a)

Evil

Dichotomy (n)

Division/ Difference/ Contrast

Concise (AP)

Succinct (Most positive), Laconic, Terse (Mild), Curt (Negative)

Pontificate (v)

expound (on) (Negative)

Equivocate (v)

Ambiguously express

Marshal (v)

Gather in effective order

Vacuous (a)

Empty, Vacant

Unflappable (a)

Calm, Cool

Imperturbable (a)

Calm, Cool

Albatross (n)

Burden

Proactive (a)

Forward thinking

Approbation (n)

Approval

Peruse (v)

Read/lookover

Perspicacious (a)

Aware/Discerning

Tepid (a)

Lukewarm

Vapid (a)

Weak, Spiritless

With Impunity (adj)

without consequence

Adamant (a)

Hard, Firm, Unyielding

Mendacity (n)

Lie, Falsehood

Mendacious (a)

Lying

Obliterate (v)

Completely/utterly destroy

Condone (v)

Allow, Approve of, Excuse

Ca./C./Circa

Approx./About the time of

Plethora (n)

Abundance, overabundance

Feckless (a)

Weak, ineffective

Wont (n/a)

Habit, in the habit of

Decry (v)

Denounce, disapprove of

Parse (v)

through (Positive)/out

Fulsome (a)

Plentiful, abundant

Copious (a)

Detailed

Implicit (a)

Implied

Explicit (a)

Clear, overtly stated

Exonerate (v)

Clear from blame

Ferret (v)

(out) remove, discover