Vocab List 7-English 2HB

riant

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness Synonym: cheerful, light-hearted, smiling

ridicule

to reduce or dismiss the importance or quality of somebody or something in a contemptuous way Synonym: mockery, scorn, contempt

ridiculous

completely unreasonable and not at all sensible or acceptable Synonym: comical, absurd, ludicrous

risible

completely unreasonable and not at all sensible or acceptable Synonym: ridiculous, laughable, absurd

gesticulation

to move the arms or hands when speaking, or express something with movements of the arms or hands Synonym: movement, gesture, signal

gestation

the development of an idea or plan in the mind, or the time it takes to develop; the period of development of the offspring during pregnancy Synonym: development, evolution, emergence

congestion

a state of overcrowding in a street or other area, making movement slow or difficult Synonym: obstruction, blockage, overcrowding

approbation

a favorable opinion about something or somebody; the official approving, authorizing, or sanctioning of something Synonym: esteem, approval, acceptance

incorrigible

impossible or very difficult to correct or reform;impossible or very difficult to control or keep in orderSynonym: hopeless, incurable, habitual

thwart

To prevent someone from doing something or stopsomething from happeningSynonym: stop, hinder, circumvent

ostentatious

marked by a vulgar display of wealth and successdesigned to impress peopleSynonym: flamboyant, flashy, showy

unfathomable

too deep to be measured; impossible to understand because of being very mysterious or complicated Synonym: incomprehensible, bottomless, infinite

supplication

a humble and sincere appeal to somebody who has the power to grant a requestSynonym: appeal, request, plea

sagacity

profound knowledge and understanding, coupled withforesight and good judgmentSynonym: intelligence, experience, wisdom

larceny

The unlawful taking of personal property with intent todeprive the rightful owner of it permanentlySynonym: burglary, theft, robbery

ponderous

Oppressively or unpleasantly dull; lifelessSynonym: sluggish, dull, lethargic

pinnacle

the highest or topmost point or level of something; a natural peak, especially a distinctively pointed one on a mountain or in a mountain range Synonym: crest, peak, apex

decorum

Propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance Synonym: respectability, demeanor, civility

bristle

A short stiff coarse hair or filament Synonym: stubble, fiber, thorn

titter

To laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner, to giggle or to snicker manner, to giggle or to snicker Synonym: chuckle, snicker, twitter

portend

A sign or warning that (something, especially somethingmomentous or calamitous) is likely to happen.Synonym: foreshadow, prophesy, forebode

stipulation

to specify something such as a condition when makingan agreement or an offerSynonym: condition, provision, qualification

negate

to declare officially that something is invalid orineffective, or make something invalid or ineffectiveSynonym: invalidate, nullify, cancel

impel

to force somebody to do something, or make somebodyfeel the need to do something forceSynonym: force, prompt, oblige

apprehension

a feeling of anxiety or fear that something bad orunpleasant will happenSynonym: anxiety, consternation, nervousness

lot

a large amount, or a large number of people or things;the things somebody has or experiences in lifeSynonym: plenty, lot, many

esoteric

Requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to asmall group; difficult to understandSynonym: abstruse, obscure, abstract

envoy

somebody acting as a diplomat on behalf of a nationalgovernment or sent as its official messengerSynonym: representative, ambassador, diplomat

entrenched

firmly held and hard to changeSynonym: lodged, well-established, rooted

constraints

something that limits freedom of actionSynonym: constriction, control, limitation