Here is vocabulary packet #4. Please keep in mind that you are responsible for knowing the following words and their definitions before August 3rd.
aesthetic
paradox
ingenuity / ingenious
incredulous / incredulity
reverent / irreverent / revere
concise
succinct
lax
instinct
intuitive
prose / prosaic
decorous / indecorous / decorum
propriety / impropriety
iconoclast
inveterate
ambivalent – ambi-
dubious
contradict
austere / austerity
spartan
ascetic
platitude
credibility – credence – credit
precedent / unprecedented
diffident / diffidence
mitigate
cryptic
censure
tact / tactful
prohibit / prohibited
deceit
vitality
myopic
serene
trivial / trifle / trivialize
altruism / altruistic
lackadaisical
exploit
abundant
inept
competent / incompetent
cynical
lucrative
benevolent
malevolent
egalitarian
reciprocal / reciprocity
mercurial
indelible
zealot / zealous / zeal
maverick
dilettante
benign
malign / malignant
unequivocal, equivocal / equivocate
cosmopolitan
nonchalant
bombastic
connoisseur
revere / reverend / reverent
eloquent / loquacious / locution / elocution
convoluted
terse
forgo / eschew
intricate / involved
dogmatic / dogma
stoic / stoicism
ubiquitous
prolong
erudite / erudition
progenitor
pioneer
missive
pejorative
discreet
ruminate / ruminative
adroit
modest
arduous
static
profound / profundity
insidious
prudent / prudence / imprudent
marginal / marginalize
corollary
postulate
pensive
qualify – To describe the qualities of; characterize