Hot 100 (PDF)

ATLAS HOT 100
capricious=erratic behavior/mood

equivocation=indecisiveness

unequivocal=certain

idiosyncratic=quirky

decimate=destroy

decipher=comprehend

vacuity=emptiness

chicanery=fraudulence

abhor=hate/detest

temporize=procrastinate

maudlin=sentimental

lithe=flexible

evanescent=short-lived

noisome=smelly

peripatetic=constantly traveling

irascible=short-tempered

magnanimous=generous

adroit=skillful

inept=clumsy

anachronism=wrong time period

ineffable=indescribable

winnow=narrow down

felicity=luck

acrid=bitter

plight=struggle

trenchant=sharp/incisive

ubiquitous=all-present

vacillate=waiver

vapid=dull

frivolous=trivial

prudent=wise

prosaic=boring/mundane

exacerbate=make worse

mitigate=reduce/lessen

evince=show

belie=misrepresent

boorish=rude

insipid=dull

apathetic=uncaring

compulsory=required

palliative=lessening pain/symptoms

cursory=superficial

succinct=brief/terse

decorous=proper/decent

erratic=scattered/unplanned

pungent=strong smelling

antediluvian=very old

nihilist=extreme skeptic

ephemeral=brief

itinerant=constantly moving

eclectic=diverse elements

pugnacious=ready to fight

aesthetic=art or beauty

benevolent=sympathy/generosity

clairvoyant=see/predict future

conundrum=problem

venerable=honored

tenuous=flimsy

pragmatic=practical

capacious=spacious

superfluous=more than necessary

brazen=bold

bombast=pompous language

intrepid=no fear

fastidious=overly critical

florid=ornate

surreptitious=deceptive, secretive

talisman=lucky charm

dubious=doubtful

spurious=false

raze=destroy, ruin

precocious=too early

innocuous=harmless

perfidious=betray

orator=speaker

abate=lessen

reticent=restrained

impetuous=rash, careless

demagogue=pleasing politician

bilk=cheat, steal

jocular=jokingly

jubilation=joy, happiness

abstruse=difficult to understand

querulous=complaining

haughty=arrogant

enervate=debilitate

hedonism=self indulgence

harangue=noisy, attacking speech

revere=worship, honor

circumlocution=go around

ostentatious=flashy, to impress

enigma=puzzle, mystery

spurious=false

deleterious=harmful

rescind=retract/repeal

plaudit=praise

sagacity=wisdom

hackneyed=cliche

blithe=free-spirited

credulous=gullible

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