Vocabulary List #5

**Pulchritudinous**

**great breathtaking physical beauty**

**Ebullient**

**cheerful and full of energy**

**Halcyon**

**past period of time that was idyllically happy/peaceful**

**voracious**

**wanting or devouring great amounts of food. ALSO, having great eagerness for an activity.**

**gasconade**

**extravagant boasting about one’s accomplishments**

**asinine**

**extremely stupid or foolish; obstinate and lacking in judgement; “stubborn donkey”**

**obstreperous**

**noisy and difficult to control**

**defenestrate**

**to throw someone out a window; to remove someone from a position of power or authority**

**rigmarole**

**lengthy and complicated procedure or story**

**Empyrean**

**mythological highest rung of Heaven, occupied by fire**

**abnegate**

**the act of not accepting something or of saying that you do not have something valuable or important**

**convivial**

**friendly; making you feel happy and welcome**

**gestalt**

**German term meaning the way a thing has been placed or put together. In psychology “pattern” or “configuration” – the whole of a thing (which is made up of parts)**

**gripe**

**to complain about something in a persistent and irritating way.   Noun:  gripe – a minor complaint**

**gaslighting**

**process of causing someone to doubt their own thoughts, beliefs, and perceptions**

**malarkey**

**silly, meaningless talk / insincere / nonsense**

**nefarious**

**wicked or criminal action or activity against time-honored traditions**

**susurration**

**the sound of whispering, murmuring, or rustling**

**circumlocution**

 **talking in circles or using too many words on purpose to be vague or evasive**

**nepotism**

**when people in power give jobs to favorite relatives or friends**