CPE Exam Vocab extended|A+ Graded
Interminable
unending
Reticent
shy, quiet
Adroit
skilled, skillful
Caustic
sarcastic, biting remark
Ominous
threatening
Inane
foolish, senseless
Scurrilous
vulgar, foul mouthed
Sordid
dirty, filthy
Mundane
ordinary, common, earthly
Acrimonious
bitter
Exacerbate
to make worse, to irritate
Egregious
remarkably bad
Indigent
poor, needy
Disparage
to belittle, to discredit
,Malady
disease, an affliction
Respite
relief
Extortion
getting money by threats (blackmail)
Quandary
dilemma
Heinous
hatefully evil
Candor
honesty, frankness
Harbinger
a forerunner, advance notice
Poignant
painful to the feeling, moving
Fortuitous
accidental, by chance
Sporadic
occasional, once in awhile
Gregarious
sociable, talkative
Cryptic
puzzling
Cursory
brief, short
Incredulous
skeptical, disbelieving
, Viable
possible, practical, feasible
Comprehensive
thorough, complete
Indolent
lazy (defiant lazy)
Irascible
irritable
Nebulous
unclear, vague
Bona fide
genuine
Sultry
hot with passion, hot and humid weather
Lugubrious
mournful, gloomy
Adamant
inflexible, unyielding, not going to change
Virile
manly, masterful
Avarice
greed
Condescend
to talk down to, to patronize
Blasé
not responsive to an excitement, indifferent
Epitome
a typical example
Cynical
Interminable
unending
Reticent
shy, quiet
Adroit
skilled, skillful
Caustic
sarcastic, biting remark
Ominous
threatening
Inane
foolish, senseless
Scurrilous
vulgar, foul mouthed
Sordid
dirty, filthy
Mundane
ordinary, common, earthly
Acrimonious
bitter
Exacerbate
to make worse, to irritate
Egregious
remarkably bad
Indigent
poor, needy
Disparage
to belittle, to discredit
,Malady
disease, an affliction
Respite
relief
Extortion
getting money by threats (blackmail)
Quandary
dilemma
Heinous
hatefully evil
Candor
honesty, frankness
Harbinger
a forerunner, advance notice
Poignant
painful to the feeling, moving
Fortuitous
accidental, by chance
Sporadic
occasional, once in awhile
Gregarious
sociable, talkative
Cryptic
puzzling
Cursory
brief, short
Incredulous
skeptical, disbelieving
, Viable
possible, practical, feasible
Comprehensive
thorough, complete
Indolent
lazy (defiant lazy)
Irascible
irritable
Nebulous
unclear, vague
Bona fide
genuine
Sultry
hot with passion, hot and humid weather
Lugubrious
mournful, gloomy
Adamant
inflexible, unyielding, not going to change
Virile
manly, masterful
Avarice
greed
Condescend
to talk down to, to patronize
Blasé
not responsive to an excitement, indifferent
Epitome
a typical example
Cynical
