Advanced Vocabulary: Definitions and Usage of Key Words

jaded

worn-out: wearied from overexposure of the same banal things

ennui

tiredness and dissatisfaction from a lack of interest -- boredom

deleterious

harmful or injurious

peevish

ill-tempered, discontented, salty

schadenfreude

harmless feeling of delight at another's misfortune

cabal

a group of plotters or conspirators

strident

shrill, harsh, discordant, grating

auspicious

showing or suggesting that future success is likely

relegate

assign to a place of insignificance or oblivion; put out of sight or mind; banish or exile

sophomoric

Exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment

cull

to choose from a group for killing, to weed out. to choose from a group

highjinks

shenanigans, horseplay, silly pranks

bilk

swindle, cheat, defraud, to overcharge

fecund

extremely fertile

redolent

aromatic, emitting the fragrance of. suggesting of, reminding of.

tawdry

flashy but cheap, makes you look cheap because it is flashy.

imbile

to drink, alcohol, or to soak up

haughty

having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior.

canard

a false or unfounded report or story -- a baseless rumor.

complicit

to aid in a crime

squander

to spend extravagantly or foolish

sacrosanct

the most sacred or holy. - immune from criticism or violation

ire

intense, fiery, anger

reproach

to express disappoint in or displeasure with. conduct that is blame worthy, and that is needed to be changed