12th Vocab

Amenable

receptive to suggestions or criticism; responsible for something legally

Bizarre

strikingly unconventional or peculiar as to taste, style, or appearance

Fiasco

a complete and often ridiculous failure

Garnished

added to for decoration or interest

Glib

spoken casually without thought; smoothly spoken, often characterized by insincerity

Jaded

cynical from overexposure to something; worn out from use

Rudiments

basic principles first learned about a subject

Dexterity

skill in using the hands or body; mental quickness

Duplicity

double-dealing; deceitfulness

Expediency

something that has immediate advantages

Fallacy

a false or misleading idea; a deceptive or unsound argument

Magnanimity

a nobleness of spirit which disdains petty resentment and revenge

Propensity

a natural inclination or tendency

Aperture

any opening in a solid surface

Ardor

great warmth of emotion or desire

Candor

openness of mind; impartiality; frankness of expression; straightforwardness

Culmination

the end or resolution of something; the climax

Deference

courtesy; respect; complying to the opinions and desires of others

Façade

the face or front of anything; especially, a deceptive false front

Premise

an assumption from which a conclusion is gathered

Subsidy

government funds given to support a business thought to be in the public interest; financial aid given by one party to another

Volition

decision; an act of conscious choice

Peremptory

intolerant of denial or opposition; insisting on immediate response to commands; offensively self-assured in opinion, assertion, or manner

Perpetrate

responsible for committing an act

Subpoena

a written statement summoning a person to give testimony in court; to serve with a summons

Subterfuge

any tactic to which one resorts to avoid an issue, escape a consequence, etc.

Superfuous

more than enough; unnecessary

Surveillance

a watch kept over a person, especially over a suspect or a prisoner

Transfix

to secure by impaling; to make motionless as with fascination or terror

Transient

passing away quickly; not permanent; staying for a short time

Abject

of the lowest status; the worst kind

Astute

having keen discernment; able to use acquired knowledge to one's own advantage

Callous

hardened in feelings or conscience; insensitive

Furtive

done cautiously or stealthily; sly

Odious

deserving or exciting hatred or repugnance

Ominous

pertaining to an evil omen; threatening or foreshadowing evil

Petulant

displaying peevish impatience and irritation; ill-tempered

Suave

charming and polite, typically insincere; socially gracious in an effortless way

Autonomous

not controlled by outside forces; independent of the laws of another state or government

Gregarious

sociable; friendly

Impetuous

acting with sudden or rash energy or emotion; moving with great force or violence

Ingenious

possessing or characterized by great skill in creating or devising; skillfully or cleverly fashioned

Malicious

characterized by a desire to injure another person; proceeding from ill will or hatred

Prodigious

enormous or huge; extraordinary

Tenacious

holding fast; persistently continuing