DWC Vocabulary 1-30

Anomaly

something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

Effervescent

giving off bubbles; fizzy; vivacious and enthusiastic; bubbly or hissing gas

Bastion Fortification

a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.

Calumny

the making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation; slander.

Caustic

severely critical or sarcastic; capable of burning or corroding

Chronic

existing for a long time; constantly recurring

Fastidious

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Felicitous

well chosen or suited for the circumstances; a felicitous phrase

Cortege

a solemn procession, especially a funeral

Draconian

excessively harsh and severe; draconian form of punishmen

Eviscerate

disembowel a person or animal

Exude

discharge slowly and steadily

Imbroglio

an extremely confused, complicated or embarrassing situation

Unable to be upset or excited; calm

unable to be upset or excited; calm

Insouciance

casual lack of concern; indifference

Irascible

easily provoked to anger; irritable

Oblique

slanting; not parallel to a specified implied line

Obsequious

obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

Parody

an imitation of the style of a writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect

Penchant

a strong habitual liking for something

Peritonitis

an inflammation of the thin tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen

Pernicious

causing harm or ruin; evil/wicked; deadly

Pragmatic

dealy with things realistically, based on practical rather than theoretical

Prosaic

lacking poetic beauty; dull or uninteresting

Redolent

reminiscent or suggestive of something fragrant or sweet smelling

Reticent

reserved; disposed to be silent or not speak freely

Somnolent

sleepy/drowsy

Stymie

prevent or hinder the progress of

Tantamount

equivalent in seriousness; virtually the same as

Juxtaposition

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.