vocab- week 1

to compose, perform, or produce something such as music or speech without preparation, improvise

extemporize

extemporize

verb

concise and forcefully expressive

pithy

pithy

adjective

the fact of appearing everywhere or being very common.

ubiquity

ubiquity

noun

abundant in supply or quantity

copious

copious

adjective

(used for a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true

apocryphal

apocryphal

adjective

say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice

intone

intone

verb

(especially of a woman) sexually immodest or promiscuous; (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked

wanton

wanton

adjective

a person’s look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

mien

mien

noun

the state or quality of being reserved or reticent in a conversation

taciturnity

taciturnity

noun

firmly or stubbornly adhering to one’s purpose, opinion, etc; not yielding to argument, persuasion or entreaty; with an inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude

obstinately

obstinately

adverb