College Vocabulary

brief and to the point; effectively cut short

• laconic
• adorn
• gerontocracy
• reiterate

lacking taste or flavor

• derivative
• insipid
• sawdust
• ameliorate

someone who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

• sluggard
• gallant
• iconoclast
• misogynist

dull and lacking excitement

• constrict
• disproof
• inclined
• prosaic

given to sudden behavior change

• capricious
• auxiliary
• aberration
• abstruse

lively and cheerful readiness

• suffice
• alacrity
• beguile
• vivacious

translucently clear

• indulgent
• incongruous
• pellucid
• pervade

cause to feel shame

• alcove
• cognizant
• substantiation
• abase

having or showing profound knowledge

• erudite
• peccadillo
• reverent
• revere

the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era

• abraded
• ethos
• chortle
• aseptic