Vocabulary (Units 1-24)

Ms.Greer (2023)

Dolce Vita

(Italian)(Noun)(la dolce vita) A life of ease and self-indulgence

Kvetch

(Yiddish)(Verb) To complain habitually

Nota Bene

(Latin)(Verb) Used to call attention to something important; literally: mark well (often abbreviated as "NB")

Sans

(French)(Preposition) Without

Schlep

(Yiddish)(Verb) To drag or haul something

Verboten

(German)(Adj.) Forbidden

Anthropomorphize

(Verb) To apply human attributes to an animal, plant, object, etc.

Brevity

(Noun) The quality of expressing much in few words.

Egregious

(Adj.) Extraordinarily bad, in a glaring, obvious way

Equivocal

(Adj.) Allowing for different interpretations, especially with intent to deceive.

Gesticulate

(Verb) To make gestures, especially when speaking

Juxtapose

(Verb) To combine in unexpected ways

Myopic

(Adj.) Nearsighted; narrow-minded or intolerant; lacking foresight

Notwithstanding

(Preposition) In spite of

Sagacious

(Adj.) Having keen practical sense; shrewd; wise

Segue

(Noun) A transition (to transition) without pause or interruption

Teem

(Verb) To abound or swarm; to be present in large quantity (used with the preposition "with")

Yammer

(Verb) To talk persistently or rapidly and often loudly, especially about trivial subject matter

Penultimate

(Adj.) Next to last

Defenestrate

(Verb) To throw (a person or thing) out of a window

Badger

(verb) To harass or urge persistently; pester; nag

Bear Market

(noun) A market, especially a stock market, in which investments persistently decline in value (think bears hibernating \= slow/low)

Bull Market

(noun) A market, especially a stock market, in which investments persistently increase in value (think bulls charge and in a bull market, items would be charged more)

Cow

(verb) To frighten with threats, violence, etc.; intimidate; used with "by" or "into"

Crow

(verb) To gloat, boast, or exult; used with "over"

Dark Horse

(noun) A racehorse, competitor, etc., about whom little is known or who unexpectedly wins

Doe-eyed

(adjective) Naive or too ready to believe; having large, innocent-looking eyes

Dog Whistle

(noun) A political strategy or statement that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood by those who support the message

Dove

(noun) One who advocates negotiations and compromise; an opponent of war

Ferret

(verb) To find and bring to light by searching -usually used with out

Gaggle

(noun) A flock of geese when not flying; an often noisy or disorderly group or gathering of people

Goose Step

(noun) A marching step used by some militaries in which the legs are swung high and kept straight and stiff

Hawk

(noun) One who advocates for military action; a supporter of a war or warlike policies

Lion's Share

(noun) The largest portion

Maw

(noun) The throat, mouth or jaws of a hungry animal; the symbolic or center of an intense hunger or appetite of any kind

Parrot

(verb) To repeat or imitate without thought or understanding

Preen

(verb) (of a bird) to groom feathers with the beak; (of a person) to behave with obvious pride or self-satisfaction

Quail

(verb) To recoil in dread or terror

Sacred Cow

(noun) An individual or organization considered to be exempt from criticism

WASP

(noun) White Anglo-Saxon Protestants; well-off social group mostly descended from British ancestry that has long dominated U.S. society

Bugbear

(noun) A persistent problem or source of annoyance

Braggadocio

(Fake Italian) (Noun) Empty boasting or bragging; a boasting person or braggart

C'est La Vie

(French) (Phrase) Such is life: That's how things happen

Chutzpah

(Yiddish) (Noun) Supreme self-confidence; nerve or gall

Joie de Vivre

(French) (Noun) Carefree enjoyment of life

Verklempt

(Yiddish) (Adj.) Overcome with emotion

Capricious

(Adj.) Changing suddenly in mood or behavior; unpredictable

Cavalier

(Adj.) Marked by offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters

Conciliatory

(Adj.) Intending to pacify or smooth over conflict

Copacetic

(Adj.) Fine; Completely satisfactory

Crestfallen

(Adj.) Crushed; deeply and painfully disappointed

Despondent

(Adj.) Feeling profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom

Disconcerting

(Adj.) Lacking in frankness or candor; insincere

Fraught (with)

(Adj.) Full of; accompanied by; involving

Gregarious

(Adj.) Fond of the company of others; sociable

Jocular

(Adj.) Given to joking; habitually jolly

Petulant

(Adj.) Showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance

Sanguine

(Adj.) Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident

Vivacious

(Adj.) Lively in temperament, conduct, or spirit

Schadenfreude

(German) (Noun) Enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others

Raison D'etre

(French)(Noun) Reason or justification for being or existence

Apocryphal

(Adj.) Of questionable authorship or authenticity

Arifice

(Noun) Clever trickery or deception (don't use with "an")

Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

(Noun) A series of experiences in which an idea you just learned out about seems to appear everywhere (aka "frequency illusion")

Discombobulated

(Adj.) Confused or disconcerted; upset; frustrated

Dubious

(Adj.) Unsettled in opinion; doubtful; questionable

Façade

(Noun) A superficial appearance or illusion of something; in architecture, the decorative front of a building

Feign

(Verb) To give a false appearance of

Indubitable

(Adj.) Too evident to be doubted

Obfuscate

(Verb) To make unclear or confusing

Paragon

(Noun) A model of excellence (often used with "of")

Pretext

(Noun) An excuse

Quixotic

(Adj.) Extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; impractical in its grandness or idealism

Semblance

(Noun) Outward aspect or appearance; an assumed or unreal appearance

Snake Oil

(Noun) A concoction of questionable medical value that is sold as an all-purpose curative

Soothsayer

(Noun) A person who professes to foretell events

Spurious

(Adj.) Counterfeit; not genuine, authentic, or true

Uncanny

(Adj.) Seeming to have a supernatural basis; beyond the ordinary or normal

Verisimilitude

(Noun) The appearance of truth or realism

Gaslight

(Verb) To deliberately manipulate someone into questioning their own sanity; to subtly drive someone into madness

Blasé

(French) (Adj.) Uninteresting because of frequent exposure; unconcerned or nonchalant

Ennui

(French)(Noun) A feeling of utter weariness and discontent dissatisfaction resulting from all-consuming boredom

Non Sequitur

(Latin)(Noun) A statement having little or no relevance to what preceded it; literally: it does not follow

Abhor

(Verb) To hate or detest

Anathema

(Noun) A person/thing detested or loathed (used without "a" or "the")

Averse

(Adj.) Being opposed to something (used with "to")

Dehumanize

(Verb) To deprive of human qualities or attributes; to strip of individuality

Eschew

(Verb) To avoid habitually

Impunity

(Noun) Exemption from punishment or loss

Luddite (capitalized)

(Noun) One who is opposed to technological change

Misandry

(Noun) Hatred, dislike, or mistrust of men

Misanthropy

(Noun) Hatred, dislike, or mistrust of humankind

Misogyny

(Noun) Hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women

Ostracize

(Verb) To exclude from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.

Pariah

(Noun) An outcast

Peevish

(Adj.) Ill-tempered and irritable; cantankerous

Snit

(Noun) A fit of irritation; a sulk (often used with "in")

Vamoose

(Verb) To depart quickly

Xenophobia

(Noun) Fear or hatred of foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign

Teetotalism

(Noun) The practice of completely abstaining from alcoholic drinks