Quack Vocab 1 & 2

Delineate

To describe accurately.

Nefarious

Extreme wickedness.

Vernacular

Everyday speech; slang.

Brawn

Muscular strength.

Tout

To publicly brag.

Enhance

To intensify; improve.

Hindrance

To slow or impede the progress of.

Efface

To erase; to rub out.

Glutton

Someone who comsumes too much food or drink.

Hiatus

A break or vacation.

Querulous

Grumbling; grumpy.

Engender

To create, to cause.

Obliterate

To destroy completely.

Copious

Abundant, plentiful.

Obscure

Dark, unknown; hard to understand.

Extol

To praise highly.

Pugnacious

Eager to fight.

Quell

To calm, pacify.

Artisian

A person who is skillful with his/her hands.

Kindle

To start a fire; ignite; arouse.

corroborate

to confirm, to back up with evidence

amorous

feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense

decorous

proper, in good taste

expedite

to speed up the progress of

idyllic

naturally peaceful

juxtapose

to place side by side

incandescent

brilliant, giving off heat or light

exasperate

to annoy thoroughly

discordant

lacking harmony or agreement

volatile

highly unstable, explosive

distend

to swell, expand

fecund

fertile, productive

sage

a wiseman, to be wise through experience and reflection

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

deride

to ridicule

assail

to attack with words or force

benevolent

generous, kind

scrutinize

to examine very carefully

histrionic

overly dramatic

didactic

intended to teach, morally instructive