Vocabulary 24

embellish

adorn

enmity

animosity

ennui

a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction; boredom

enthrall

to charm; to capture the fascinated attention of 

extraneous

of external origin; irrelevant, unnecessary

forbearance

the act of holding oneself back from; patience, tolerance; restraint

flout

to treat with contemptuous disregard

foreboding

fearful apprehension; an omen of coming evil

forestall

hamper, impede

frenetic

extremely active, excited, or uncontrollable

hapless

unlucky

harrowing

acutely distressing or painful

incisive

intelligently analytical and clear-thinking

incontrovertible

indisputable

injunction

an authoritative warning or order

insurgent

one who rebels

inundate

to cover with a flood; to overwhelm

invective

insulting or abusive language; abusive, petulant

inveterate

firmly established by long persistence; habitual, chronic

iridescent

showing many bright colours that change with movement

jettison

to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering

forgo

to go without (something desirable); avoid, abstain

voluminous

having or marked by great volume or bulk

harbor

a place of security and comfort; to give shelter or refuge to

adulation

sycophancy, fawning