EGP word list v2

abstruse

not known or understood by many people

acrimonious

full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling

amenable

open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled

apathetic

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

ascetic

avoiding physical pleasures and living a simple life, often for religiousreasons

aspirant

having ambitions to achieve something, typically to follow a particular career

assiduous

showing hard work, care, and attention to detail

assumed

1) (of a manner or identity) taken on or adopted, sometimes falsely, 2) adopted as a basis of reasoning; expected

authentic

something true, genuine; true to someone's nature

authoritative

likely to be respected and obeyed

avid

having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something

bathetic

characterized by triteness or sentimentalism.

budgetary

related to the amount of money that is available to spend

burlesque

1) A type of writing or acting that makes something serious seem stupid 2) A type of theatre entertainment in the US in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that had funny acts and a striptease

cataclysmic

1) (of a natural event) large-scale and violent, 2) causing sudden and violent upheaval, 3) used to emphasise the extent of something bad or unwelcome

causal

relating to or acting as a cause

clandestine

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

cohesive

characterised by or causing cohesion

comely

(archaic) attractive, pretty

commanding

drawing attention or priority

comprehensive

complete and including everything that is necessary

constructive

having or intended to have a useful or beneficial purpose

crass

showing no intelligence or sensitivity

cumulative

increasing; building upon itself

dastardly

evil and cruel

decrepit

in very bad condition because of being old, or not having been cared for, or having been used a lot

derelict

not cared for and in bad condition

derisory

so small it is silly

dilatory

slow and likely to cause delay

disproportionate

too large or too small in comparison with something else

dogmatic

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true

dreary

boring and making you feel unhappy

egregious

conspicuous, obvious to the eye or mind, esp. conspicuousy bad

eloquent

fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

elysian

relating to or characteristic of heaven or paradise

eminent

1) (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession, 2) (attributive) used to emphasise the presence of a positive quality

endogenous

1) something that originates, grows, or comes from within, 2) confined within a group or society

enervating

causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality

enthralling

keeping someone's interest and attention completely

enticing

attractive or tempting

eponymous

1) (of a person) giving their name to something, 2) (of a thing) named after a particular person

exigent

requiring immediate attention

exogenous

1) relating to or developing from external factor, 2) relating to an external group or society

extended

lasting longer than is usual or expected

extensive

large-scaled, covering a great area

feckless

"1) weak, ineffective

2) worthless, irresponsible"

ferocious

1) savagely fierce, cruel 2) extreme, intense

formulaic

1) containing or consisting of fixed and repeated groups of words or ideas, 2) made according to a formula, composed of formulas

fractious

1) easily upset or annoyed, and often complaining, 2) (of a group or organisation) difficult to control; unruly

fraught with

full of unpleasant things such as problems or dangers

frenetic

marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity

ghastly

causing great horror or fear

heady

"1) willful, rash, violent

2) tending to make giddy or intoxicated"

hermetic

1) impervious to external influence, 2) airtight

impaired

1) weakened or damaged, 2) having a disability of a specified kind

impeccable

without any faults and impossible to criticise

in(to) disrepair

in the state of being broken or old and needing to be repaired

inconsistent (with)

1) not staying the same throughout, 2) acting at variance with one's own principles or former behaviour, 3) (with): not compatible or in keeping with

incredulous

(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something

indelible

something that is impossible to remove by washing or in any other way

indigenous

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

indomitable

strong, brave, determined, and difficult to defeator frighten

inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent

insidious

(of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm

insular

1) ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience, 2) lacking contact with other people, 3) relating to or from an island

intelligible

(of speech and writing) clear enough to be understood

intermediate

coming between two things in time, place, character, etc.

loquacious

"1) full of excessive talk

2) given to fluent or excessive talk"

maudlin

"1) drunk enough to be emotionally silly

2) weakly and effusively sentimental"

meretricious

apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity

minute

extremely small

monetary

relating to money or in the form of money

monolithic

1) (of an organisation or system) large, powerful, indivisible, and slow to change, 2) formed of a single large block of stone

mounting

gradually increasing

oblivious

not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one

omniscient

having or seeming to have unlimited knowledge

outstanding

1) exceptionally good, 2) not yet paid, resolved, or dealt with

paltry

"1) (of an amount of money) very small and of little or no value

2) of little quality or value"

paramount

more important than anything else

perspicacious

quick in noticing, understanding, or judging things accurately

pre-eminent

more important or better than others

precocious

1) (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual, 2) (of behaviour or ability) indicative of early development

predominant

more noticeable or important

prejudicial

harmful to someone or something

presumptuous

(of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

pretentious

attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed

prodigious

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

profuse

produced or given in large amounts

prospective

1) (of a person) expected or expecting to be something particular in the future, 2) likely to happen at a future date; concerned with or applying to the future

realisable

able to be achieved or made to happen

reliant

dependent on someone or something

reluctant

some sort of mental struggle, a long-held dislike or unwillingness, though not a particularly strong feeling

remedial

giving or intended as a remedy or cure

resilient

1) (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions, 2) (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed

restive

(of a person) unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction