vocab

reconnoiter - to engage in a preliminary survey to gain information
reconnaissance - a preliminary survey to gain information
abrogate - to abolish by authoritative action
obtuse - lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
precept - a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
impecunious - lacking funds; without money
contiguous - being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
epithet - a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
philistine - a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values; one uninformed in a special area of knowledge
boor - peasant; a rude or insensitive person
churlish - marked by a lack of civility or graciousness; surly
ostentatious - characterized by or given to pretentiousness
pretension - an allegation of doubtful value
discordant - conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
chary - wary; cautious
extant - archaic; currently or actually existing
egress - a place or means of going out; exit
ephemeral - brief; fleeting
connoissuer - an informed and astute judge in matters of test; expert
commensurate - equal in measure or extent
ardous - requiring significant effort
abjure - abstain from
diatribe - a harsh denunciation
dilettant - one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
dulcet - generally pleasing or agreeable
encomium - glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise
enduring - to undergo (as a hardship) especially without giving in
empirical - based on observation or experiement
canon - an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature
plumb - in a direct manner
forestall - to exclude, hinder, or prevent by prior occupation or measures
succor - something that furnishes relief
peruse - to examine with great care
exhort - to give warnings or advice
appeal - the power of arousing a sympathetic response
inherent - involved in the constitution or essential character of something; belonging by nature or habit
broach - to open up (a subject) for discussion
innocuous - harmless; causing no damage
convention - a generally agreed upon practice or attitude
picaresque - of or relating to rogues or rascals
rogue - a mischievous person
superfluous - exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
effrontery - extreme boldness; presumptuousness
recalcitrant - obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
table - to place on the agenda
rebus - a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
implacable - not capable of being appeased or signigicantly changed