English vocab quiz GG #2

Rout

A wild, out-of-control party or crowd.

Reproach

Blame or disappointment you feel toward someone.

Obstinate

Stubborn; refusing to change your mind.

Vestige

A tiny leftover trace of something that used to be there.

Confounding

Very confusing; something that totally puzzles you.

Exultation

Extreme joy; feeling on top of the world.

Feudal

Old-fashioned and like a medieval lord-and-servant world.

Insidious

Secretly harmful; something that sneaks up on you in a bad way.

Platonic

Perfect and ideal in your mind, not real life; based on an idea, not reality.

Contemptuous

Full of dislike and disrespect; looking down on someone.

Conceits

Fancy or over-the-top ideas about yourself; imagination that's a bit too proud.

Turgid

Overly fancy and wordy; puffed-up language.

Ingratiate

To try hard to make people like you, often by flattering them.

Obtrusive

Too noticeable; sticking out in an annoying way.

Menagerie

A mixed, chaotic group of people/animals; a 'zoo' of characters.

Inviolate

Untouched, pure, not harmed or changed.

Precipitately

Very suddenly and too quickly; without thinking.

Portentous

Serious and heavy, hinting that something big or bad is coming.

Irreverent

Not showing proper respect; joking about serious things.

Rancor

Deep, bitter anger or hatred that doesn't go away.

Inquest

An official investigation, especially into a death.

Expostulation

A strong, emotional protest; trying hard to talk someone out of something.

Truculent

Aggressively ready to fight or argue.

Malice

A desire to hurt someone; mean intentions.

Redolent

Strongly reminding you of something; filled with a smell or feeling of the past.

Grail

A dream goal you chase no matter what; the 'ultimate prize.'

Garrulous

Very talkative, often about unimportant things.

Holocaust

A complete destruction; everything ruined or wiped out.

Adventitious

Accidental or happening by chance, not planned.

Pasquinade

A public joke or writing that makes fun of someone.

Elocution

A fancy way of speaking clearly and dramatically.

Provincial

Narrow-minded or simple; like someone who hasn't seen much of the wider world.

Commensurate

Matching in size or amount; equal to something.