New Vocabulary
- Created by: abieskriett
- Created on: 15-11-16 20:44
Acquiesce
to accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Arcane
understood by few; mysterious or secret.
Candour
the quality of being open and honest; frankness.
Clandestine
kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
Enmity
a state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.
Fractious
(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome.
(of a group or organization) difficult to control; unruly.
Inept
having or showing no skill; clumsy.
Insatiable
(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
- (of a person) having an insatiable appetite or desire for something, especially sex.
Myraid
a countless or extremely great number of people or things.
(chiefly in classical history) a unit of ten thousand. countless or extremely great in number.
Nuance
a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
give nuances to.
Plethora
a large or excessive amount of something.
an excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood.
Zenith
the time at which something is most powerful or successful.
the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer.
Aberration
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.
Abhor
regard with disgust and hatred.
Alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness.
Amiable
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
Appease
pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.
Avarice
extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Brazen
bold and without shame.
Brusque
abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.
Cajole
persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
Callous
showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
Chide
scold or rebuke.
Circumspect
wary and unwilling to take risks.
Coerce
persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.
obtain (something) from someone by using force or threats.
Coherent
(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.
forming a unified whole.
Complacency
a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.
Confidant
a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.
Connive
secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur. c onspire to do something immoral, illegal, or harmful.
Cumulative
increasing or increased in quantity, degree, or force by successive additions.
Cynical
believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
concerned only with one's own interests and typically disregarding accepted standards in order to achieve them.
Debase
reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.
lower the value of (coinage) by reducing the content of precious metal.
Decry
publicly denounce.
Deferential
showing deference; respectful.
Demure
(of a woman or her behaviour) reserved, modest, and shy.
(of clothing) suggesting that a woman is demure
Deride
express contempt for; ridicule.
Despot
a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
Diligent
having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.
Elated
make (someone) ecstatically happy.
Eloquent
fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
clearly expressing or indicating something.
Embezzle
steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works).
Empathy
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Erudite
having or showing great knowledge or learning.
Extol
praise enthusiastically.
Fabricate
.
invent (something) in order to deceive. construct or manufacture (an industrial product), especially from prepared components.
Feral
resresembling or characteristic of a wild animal.
- (of a young person) behaving in a wildly undisciplined and antisocial way.
Forsake
abandon or leave.
Furtive
attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
Gluttony
habitual greed or excess in eating.
Gratuitous
done without good reason; uncalled for.
Haughty
arrogantly superior and disdainful.
Hypocrisy
the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.
Impeccable
in accordance with the highest standards; faultless.
Impertinent
not showing proper respect; rude.
Implacable
unable to be appeased or placated.
unable to be stopped; relentless.
Implicit
suggested though not directly expressed.
Impudent
not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
Incisive
(of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking. (of an action) quick and direct.
Indolent
wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
Infamy
the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.
Inhibit
hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process).
Innate
inborn; natural.
Insular
ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.
Intrepid
fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).
Inveterate
having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change.
Jubilant
feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
Lithe
(especially of a person's body) thin, supple, and graceful.
Lurid
unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect.
Maverick
an unorthodox or independent-minded person.
Maxim
a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
Meticulous
showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
Modicum
a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable.
Morose
sullen and ill-tempered.
Nadir
.
the lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation.
Nominal
(of a role or status) existing in name only. (of a price or charge) very small; far below the real value or cost.
Novice
a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.
Oblivious
not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one.
Obsequious
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
Obtuse
annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.
Panacea
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
Parody
an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
Penchant
a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.
Perusal
the action of reading or examining something.
Predilection
a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something.
Quiant
attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
Rash
acting or done without careful consideration of the possible consequences; impetuous.
Refurbish
renovate and redecorate (something, especially a building).
Repudiate
refuse to accept; reject
Rife
(especially of something undesirable) of common occurrence; widespread.
Salient
most noticeable or important.
Serendipity
the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Staid
sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.
Superfluous
unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
Syncophant
a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.
Taciturn
(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
Truculent
eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
Umbrage
offence or annoyance
Venerable
accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.
Vociferous
expressing or characterized by vehement opinions.
Wanton
(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked. (especially of a woman) sexually immodest or promiscuous.
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