GCH Vocab

Abhor

(Verb)- to hate something with extreme disgust.

Precipice

(Noun)- a Cliff or Edge (used metaphorically)

Cogent

(Adj)- clear and logical

Ostentatious

(Adj)- showing off wealth, possessions, or power in a way that is very obvious and meant to impress

Opaque

(Adj)- unclear (physically)

Sagacious

(Adj)- having good judgement, wise

Disparate

(Adj)- completely different or seperate from one another

Mendacious

(Adj)- Dishonest/Lying

Indubitable

(Adj)- too obvious or certain to be doubted (Factual)

Perspicacious

(Adj)- sharp mind/ smart

Riparian

(Adj)- lives near a body of water

Zephyr

(Noun)- light/gentle breeze

Amalgamation

(Noun)- combination of separate things into a whole

Apricity

(Noun)- feeling of sunlight in the cold

Facetious

(Adj)- treating a serious situation with deliberately inappropriate humor, sarcastic

Laconic

(Adj)- Breif, few words

Flibbertigibet

(Noun)- Silly/ can’t stop talking

Saunter

(Verb)- to walk in a slow/relaxed way

Ultracrepidarian

(Adj)- giving advice on something you know little about

Brouhaha

(noun)- over reaction

Petrichor

(Noun)- earthy smell when it rains

Ambivalence

(noun)- having mixed feelings about something

Auster

(adj)- simple/plain or strict/servere

Anemoia

(noun)- nostalgia for a time or place never experienced

Acumen

(noun)- think clearly/make good decisions

Magnanimous

(adj)- forgiving towards others

Bodacious

(adj)- bold/remarkable

Ameliorate

(verb)-improve pain (to heal)

Anachronism

(noun)- something placed in the wrong time period

Allegory

(noun)- a message represented by a story

Defenestration

(noun)- to throw something out a window

Brusquely

(adverb)- done in a short/harsh way