English Vocab

48 words just need to know definitions

Feasible

possible; able to be done

Inclement

Stormy;Harsh;Severe attitude or action

Meticulous

Extremely careful;Particular about details

Scrutinized

 To examine closely

Alienated

To turn away;To make indifferent or hostile;To transfer,Convey

Tentative

Experimental in nature;Uncertain; hesitant

Fortitude

Courage in facing difficulties 

Redress

to set right

Exhilarated

to enliven; cheer; give spirit of liveliness

Augment

To make larger, increase 

Grimaces

a wry face; facial distortion 

1. Reiterate

to say again; repeat

Stolid

Not easily moved mentally or emotional; Dull

1. Amicable

Peaceable, friendly

Culinary

of or related to cooking in the kitchen 

Insidious

Intended to deceive on trap; Sly, treacherous

Liquidated

to pay a debt; Settle and account; to eliminate 

Opulent

Wealthy, luxurious;ample

Unkempt

Not combed;untidy;Not properly maintained;Unpolished ,rude 

Attainment

 an accomplishment the art of achieving 

Averse

having a deep seated distaste; opposed; unwilling

Gibe

 An expression of scorn 

Officious

meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

Adulterates

To corrupt,Make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

Extirpate

to tear apart by the roots; to destroy totally

Clemency

mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

Expunge

to erase, obliterate, destroy 

Malevolent

spiteful showing ill will 

Negligible

so unimportant it can be disregarded 

Deft

skillfull; nimble 

Defamation

act of making a false statement about someone that harms their reputation

Bequeath

to give or pass on as an inheritance 

Adversary

an enemy; opponent 

Impervious

Not affected or hurt by;Admitting of no passage or entrance 

Belligerent

one at war, One engaged in war

• Given into fighting, Warlike;Combative,Aggressive

Supercilious

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; principled

Omniscient

knowing everything; having unlimited understanding or awareness

Altruistic

unselfish; concerned with the welfare of others 

Pungent

causing a sharp sensation 

Panacea

 a remedy for all ills; answer to all problems

Nonchalant

 cool confident; unconcerned

Dearth

a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine 

Diffident

shy, lacking self- confidence, modest, reserved  

Venal

open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Musty

stale moldy; out-of-date

Ironic

suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected versus what actually happened

Scrupulous

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; principled

Facile

easily done or attained; superficial; ready,