Words to Remember

For my upcoming exam
I literally have to remember these words

Derision...ridicule
Acclaim...praise
Zenith...peak
Ebb...decline/flow
Tawdry...showy, gaudy
Profligate...wasteful
Pedestrian..uninspired, dull
Ephemeral...transitory
Avaricious...greedy
Sublime...grand, most exalted
Acerbic...harsh
Sanguine...optimistic, rosy
Renege...deny, go back on word
Prosaic...unromantic
Iconoclastic...attack on beliefs
Auspicious...favorable
Pertinacious...stubborn
Specious...misleading
Harbinger...forerunner
Herald...forerunner
Assiduous...hardworking
Belied...misrepresent
Scathing...damaging
Contemptuous...scornful
Austere...harsh, stern
Ornate...highly decorated
Indigent...needy, poor
Felicitious...appropriate
Deprecated...wished against
Florid...ornate, showy
Pithy...blunt, forceful
Foolhardy...foolishly bold
Decried...belittled
Vaunted...boasted, bragged
Antithetical...opposite
Elegiac...mournful
Satiric...use of ridicule, sarcasm
Avarice...greed for money/gain
Laggard...one who falls behind
Misanthrope...loner, antisocial
Petulance...irritable
Affably...good natured
Solicitous...showing concern
Sporific...inducing sleep
Bombastic...pompous
Moribund...lacking vitality
Irresolute...hesitant, undecided
Fluke...surprising luck
Rococo...highly ornamented
Relegated...banish
Plebiscite...popular vote
Reticent...timid, reserved
Disparage..belittle, decry
Acquit...absolve
Zealot...fanatic, bigot, militant