S2 English Vocab (13-22)

Ruminate

(v.) - To think deeply

Acrimony

(n.) - Tense bitterness in a relationship

Kismet

(n.) - Destiny

Exonerate

(v.) - To remove blame or guilt for wrongdoing

Altruism

(n.) - a selfless act

Visceral

(adj.) - From the gut; relating to deep inward feelings rather than the internet

Inept

(adj.) - Having or showing no skill

Gauche

(adj.) - Lacking social grace

Zenith

(n.) - The top of a trajectory; the highest point

Futile

(adj.) - Incapable of producing any result

Incendiary

(adj.) - designed to start a fire of a conflict

Depravity

(n.) - moral corruption

Solace

(n.) - comfort in a time of sadness

Insipid

(adj.) - lacking taste or class

Pedestrian

(adj.) - lacking inspiration

Impetuous

(adj.) - acting quickly without thought

Extemporaneous

(adj.) - spoken or done without preparation

Mitigate

(v.) - to make less severe, serious, or painful

Anodyne

(n.) - something that kills pain

Vacillate

(v.) - to alternate indecisively between two choices

Fetid

(adj) - smelling very unpleasant

Fracas

(n) - a noisy disturbance

Vacuous

(adj) - showing a lack of thought or intelligence

Bulwark

(n) - a defensive wall or fortress

Cajole

(v) - to persuade by flattery or gentle teasing

Egalitarian

(adj) - relating to the idea of all people deserving equal rights

Palpable

(adj) - able to be touched or felt

Charlatan

(n) - a person falsely claiming to have special talents or skills

Perfunctory

(adj) - carried out with minimum effort to satisfy the situation

Foible

(n) - a minor weakness or flaw

Collusion

(n.) - secret or cooperation especially to treat others

Drivel

(n.) - childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense

Stoic

(adj.) - able to endure hardship without showing pain or complaining

Reticent

(adj.) - not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings easily

Farcical

(adj.) - in a ridiculous manner

Gaunt

(adj.) - too thin, as in suffering from illness or hunger

Persnickety

(adj.) - placing too much emphasis on minor or unimportant details

Whet

(v.) - to sharpen the point of something

Atrophy

(v.) - to gradually decline or waste away

Quaff

(v.) - to drink something heartily

Espouse

(v.) - to take up and support a cause, idea, or belief

Odious

(adj.) - extremely unpleasant

Posterity

(n.) - all future generations

Intrepid

(adj.) - characterized by resolute, fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance; brave and adventurous

Balk

(v.) - to hesitate or to be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

Saccharine

(adj.) - artificially sweet

Aloof

(adj.) - emotionally uninvolved

Traverse

(v.) - to travel across or through

Brusque

(adj.) - slightly rude in speech or manner

Hone

(v.) - to make more pointed