Vocab words

Timepiece

A device used to measure or keep track of time, such as a clock or watch.

Fillip

Something that stimulates or boosts activity or energy; a small push or encouragement.

Hone

To sharpen or refine a skill or object.

Trivial

Of little importance or significance.

Brazen

Bold and without shame; unapologetically confident.

Hermit

A person who lives alone, often for religious or personal reasons.

Enticement

Something that attracts or tempts someone.

Braggart

A person who boasts excessively.

Penance

An act of self

Ignominious

Deserving or causing public shame or disgrace.

Conjecture

An opinion or conclusion formed without full proof.

Pulchritude

Physical beauty.

Auspicious

Favorable; indicating a good chance of success (good odds)

Idleness

Laziness or avoidance of work or activity.

Felicity

Great happiness; the ability to express something well.

Penury

Extreme poverty.

Oration

A formal public speech.

Abstain

To deliberately choose not to do or have something.

Dwindle

To gradually decrease in size, amount, or strength.

Adorn

To decorate or add beauty to something.

Impede

To slow down or obstruct progress.

Expunge

To erase or remove completely.

Fissure

A long, narrow crack or split.

Elation

A feeling of great joy or excitement.

Animosity

Strong hostility or hatred.

Vindictive

Having a strong desire for revenge.

Disdainful

showing contempt or lack of respect

Contempt

the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn

Promontory

A high point of land that juts out into a body of water.

Detestation

Intense dislike or hatred.

Annihilated

Completely destroyed or obliterated.

Detriment

The state of being harmed or damaged

Benevolent 

Marked by goodwill or charitable intentions.

Hardier

More capable of enduring harsh conditions.

Strains

Different types of stress or pressure applied to a material or organism.

Jocund

Cheerful and lighthearted

Batten

To strengthen or reinforce something, particularly in terms of construction or support.

Impoverished

Lacking in financial resources, very poor.

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cataclysm

a violent upheaval or disaster

catastrophe

a huge disaster, a calamity, a fiasco

debased

lowered in value, character, or worth

disfigure

to spoil or wreck, to deform

divisive

creating disagreement

eradicate

to eliminate, erase, purge

exacerbate

to make worse, aggravate, irritate

foil

to thwart, prevent from succeeding

hinder

to prevent, make difficult

impute

to attribute (usually something negative)

mar

to damage, disfigure

pillage

to rob, plunder

raze

to demolish completely

refute

to prove wrong or false

stymie (n)

an obstacle or obstruction

stymie (v)

to block, thwart

sully

to taint, tarnish, defile

supplant

to replace, substitute, supersede

taint

to make rotten or dishonor

tainted

infected, dishonored, rotten

thwart

to prevent, undermine

timeworn

overused, worn out

trounce

to defeat thoroughly

vaporize

to destroy completely or convert to vapor

vindictive

vengeful, spiteful

assiduous

hardworking, persistent

coherent

logical, clear

comprehensive

thorough, complete

concise

brief, to the point

deliberate

careful, intentional

extensive

broad, thorough

impeccable

perfect

meticulous

very detail-oriented

proficient

skilled, competent

ineffable

too extreme to describe

inevitable

unavoidable

inexorable

impossible to stop

impregnable

unconquerable

insomnia

inability to sleep

insular

isolated

interminable

endless

negate

to make invalid

unalterable

cannot be changed

untenable

cannot be maintained

audacious

bold, daring

effrontery

shameless boldness

foolhardy

recklessly bold

intrepid

fearless

perilous

extremely dangerous

predominant

most powerful, dominant

adorn

to decorate

florid

heavily decorated

opulent

wealthy, abundant

ornament

decoration

ornate

elaborately decorated

affected

fake, pretended

affected (v)

acted upon, influenced

belie

to misrepresent