Vocab List #1

Astute: sagacious, wise, clever, cunning, shrewd, ingenious, keen penetration or discernment Boast: to brag, to talk about proudly Contingency: accidental, fortuitous, something happens by chance Curative: something that cures, remedies or counteracts Demystify: to clarify, to rid of mystery Dubious: doubtful, not certain, skeptical, vague, ambiguous, hesitating Inexorable: can't be persuaded or moved (Exorable: susceptible of being persuaded or moved) Intersperse: to scatter here and there, spread among other things Ostentatious: pretentious, showy display Plummet: plunge, to drop or fall down sharply and heavily Rapacious: greedy, voracious, taking by force, plundering grasping Redundant: excess, superfluous, extravagant Strenuous/Strenuously: ardent, vigorous, zealous, something requires a lot of effort and energy