english vocab words

Acquiesce

to submit to passively or agree with

Discursive

rambling from subject to subject

Guise

Semblance; assumed appearance

Nascent

Just beginning to come into existence

Rapacious

Greedy or grasping

Acerbic

sour or bitter

Diffident

shy or lacking in confidence

Gregarious

Sociable; fond of company

Mellifluous

Smooth; sweetly flowing

Quiescent

Quiet or at rest

Obstreperous

Boisterous and unruly (annoying)

Egregious

Glaringly bad, (really bad)

Heinous

Excessively evil

Ambiguous

Unclear, capable of more than one meaning

Rhetoric

The art of using language effectively

Sanguine

Confidently hopeful, optimistic

Omniscient

knowing everything

Ignominy

dishonorable conduct; disgrace from a shameful act

Erudite

scholarly; learned

Antithesis

Direct opposite

Audacious

Insolently daring; foolishly bold

Ethereal

light, delicate, airy

Implacable

Unable to be pacified; relentless

Ostensible

seems to be one thing while concealing another

Temerity

Rashness; reckless lack of fear

Banal

Boring, commonplace, or uninspired

Exculpate

To free from blame

Ineffable

Inexpressible

Pejorative

Belittling; talks down to

Tumultuous

Marked by violent upheaval