Blair Vocab Lists 15 & 16

august

(adj) majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

austere

(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

averse

having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

bellicose

Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

beneficent

(adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

bludgeon

(n.) a short club used as a weapon; (v.) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point

callous

showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

musing

(adj) absorbed in thought; (n) contemplation/thinking

promontory

(n.) a high point of land extending into water

vernacular

Everyday language of ordinary people; a region's unique dialect

celerity

swiftness, rapidity of motion or action

coalesce

to come together and form one mass or whole

convivial

friendly; lively, agreeable; fond of feasting

corpulent

(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body

doleful

sorrowful; mournful; melancholy; sad

educe

to draw or bring out; to deduce

efface

to wipe out; to erase/obliterate

expostulation

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

obstreperous

noisy; unruly, disorderly

paroxysm

(n.) a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion