vocab->201-250

201	inadvertent	9	ADJ: accidental, unintentional	She inadvertently messed up the sparticle project when she unawarely disconnected the cooling system.	Law & Politics
202	universal	8	ADJ: characteristic of all people, nationalities, or ethnicities N: universality	There is no universal standard of perfection, it varies depending on culture, family values, and many other things.	Law & Politics
203	venerate	10	V: to respect or admire greatly, to worship ADJ: venerable	She was venerated as the person who brought their school to fame for her amazing athletic abilities.	Status & Conduct
204	revere	7	V: to idolize or worship N: reverence	Martin Luther King Jr. revered Mahatma Gandhi and his anti-violence peace method.	Status & Conduct
205	pompous	8	ADJ: arrogant and self-important	The king seemed to be a pompous bastard because of the way that he treated the common people.	Status & Conduct
206	pretentious	7	ADJ: arrogant and self-important	She was careful not to sound pretentious during her school interview.	Status & Conduct
207	haughty	6	ADJ: arrogant, scornful, feeling superior to others N: haughtiness	The private school kids acted with a haughty attitude towards the public school students.	Status & Conduct
208	unruly	8	ADJ: wild, uncontrollable, disobedient	In the morning, her unruly hair was difficult to tame.	Status & Conduct
209	insolent	10	ADJ: rude or disrespectful to authority N: insolence	The insolent little boy was avoided by most of the other kids.	Status & Conduct
210	conceited	6	ADJ: self-centered	She was known as the most conceited girl in school, because she let her best friend die just so that her looks wouldn’t get messed up.	Status & Conduct
211	vain	5	ADJ: (1) self-centered (2) useless, without effect N: vanity	(1) After the vain bubble popped on her head, she became the most vain girl in the whole school. (2) He tried in vain to make his sister listen to him, but it did not work.	Status & Conduct
212	smug	7	ADJ: pleased with oneself, self-satisfied	The smug facial expression plastered permanently onto her face scared others off.	Status & Conduct
213	refined	7	ADJ: polished, highly developed, purified N: refinement	She refined her shoes at the shoe cobbler, because she wanted them to have the same dazzling effect as they used to.	Status & Conduct
214	prominent	7	ADJ: important, well-known N: prominence	Her friendship with the boy was prominent in the reason for why he disappeared.	Status & Conduct
215	renown	8	N: fame ADJ: renowned	The renowned actress came out of hiding after 20 years.	Status & Conduct
216	affluent	8	ADJ: wealthy N: affluence	The affluent parents did not use all of their money on lavish things, they used it wisely.	Status & Conduct
217	thrive	7	V: to boom, flourish, grow	The company had a weak start, but it thrived after their eye-catching advertisement was aired on TV.	Status & Conduct
218	prosperous	5	ADJ: thriving, economically well-off N: prosperity	His parents were proud of him for starting a prosperous business.	Status & Conduct
219	meager	8	ADJ: lacking in amount or quality	Her meager science project was disappointing to the teacher.	Status & Conduct
220	benefactor	8	N: a person who helps others or other organizations, often by donating money	The family had a benefactor who funded the leftover funds that they could not pay off.	Status & Conduct
221	charitable	7	ADJ: motivated by generosity, raising funds for the disadvantaged N: charity	She made a charitable donation for the financial aid students at the private school.	Status & Conduct
222	humanitarian	7	ADJ: devoted to the well-being of other people N: someone devoted to the well-being of other people	Mother Teresa was a great woman as well as a humanitarian.	Status & Conduct
223	philanthropy	8	N: generous assistance to those in need, devotion to the well-being of other people	Bill Gates is well known as the CEO of Windows, and also as a philanthropist.	Status & Conduct
224	liberal	6	ADJ: (1) giving freely or loosely (2) broad or open-minded, progressive	(1) The private school was liberal with its financial aid. (2) She was socially liberal, and was quick to speak what was on her mind.	Status & Conduct
225	miserly	10	N: one who hoards money rather than spending it ADJ: miserly	Madame Cunt was a miserly and selfish woman who did not share any of her possessions with others.	Status & Conduct
226	procure	8	V: to get, acquire or obtain	The bake sale was designed to procure new kitchen materials for the home economics class.	Status & Conduct
227	vend	7	V: to sell something N: vendor	The vendor had an arrangement of chips, cookies and sodas.	Status & Conduct
228	peddle	7	V: to sell something N: peddler	The peddler sold fake gold at the marketplace.	Status & Conduct
229	entrepreneur	8	N: someone who starts a business	Levi Strauss was an entrepreneur who created denim jeans.	Status & Conduct
230	prudent	9	ADJ: careful and sensible	She was prudent in all the food options she selected at the party.	Status & Conduct
231	thrifty	6	ADJ: careful in spending money.	The song Thrift Shop talks about how you can be thrifty, but still stylish.	Status & Conduct
232	frugal	6	ADJ: avoiding wasteful or excessive spending	University students live a frugal lifestyle while they are paying off their college tuition.	Status & Conduct
233	extravagant	7	ADJ: excessive, unrestrained, often related to spending money	The extravagant party at the mansion was one of the parties of the year.	Status & Conduct
234	lush	8	ADJ: extravagant, abundant, rich	The chocolate was lush and was wonderful to first taste.	Status & Conduct
235	mediocre	9	ADJ: second-rate, average or inferior in quality	The printout of the Mona LIsa seemed mediocre in comparison to the painted version.	Status & Conduct
236	stark	8	ADJ: bare, simple, without decoration or disguise	The tundra was stark and free on any wildlife.	Status & Conduct
237	squander	7	V: to waste, to spend carelessly	The homeless man squandered the money that the people provided to him, so that he could make a better life for himself.	Status & Conduct
238	frivolous	7	ADJ: not serious or sensible, often related to spending money	She frivolously spent her money on handbags.	Status & Conduct
239	spontaneous	6	ADJ: impulsive, without planning	Everybody liked how she was spontaneous, but not inappropriate.	Status & Conduct
240	whim	7	N: an impulse or sudden desire	She decided to buy a new car on a whim.	Status & Conduct
241	restrained	7	ADJ: held back, kept under control	She restrained her anger, because she did not want security to force her to exit the building.	Status & Conduct
242	destitute	9	ADJ: extremely poor	Destitute families in Westlandia have been living in tents for years.	Status & Conduct
243	impoverished	7	ADJ: extremely poor	The impoverished region of the city is well known for its huge number of homeless people.	Status & Conduct
244	aristocrat	7	N: a member of the upper class ADJ: aristocratic	The aristocrats were killed violently during the war.	Status & Conduct
245	elite	8	ADJ, N: upper-class, superior in intellect or status	Going to the boarding school gave the students immediate access to the elite class.	Status & Conduct
246	eminent	9	ADJ: important, well-known, respected	The Mona Lisa is Leonardo da Vinci’s most eminent painting.	Status & Conduct
247	hierarchy	7	N: organized ranking of status and authority ADJ: hierarchical	Society’s social hierarchy has become more lax over time.	Status & Conduct
248	promote	6	V: (1) to advertise or support a person or cause (2) to raise in rank or importance	(1) In order to promote their company, they set up an advertisement in the most popular newspaper in the city. (2) Her boss promoted her to chief financial officer.	Status & Conduct
249	demote	7	V: to reduce to a lower rank or position	She was demoted to janitor after her inappropriate behavior in the office.	Status & Conduct
250	subordinate	7	(1) N: lower in rank or importance (2) V: to reduce in rank or importance	(1) The state governments are subordinate in comparison to the federal government. (2) The family’s loss subordinated their desire to drive ever again.	Status & Conduct