english vocab words 1

cogent (adj)

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; having power to compel or constrain.

synonyms: compelling, strong, convincing

trite (adj)

boring from too much use, unoriginal, expressed too often to be sincere

synonyms: cliche, tired, unoriginal, banal

tedious (adj)

tiresome, because of length or dullness

synonyms: boring, tiring, monotonous

cantankerously (adj)

in a quarrelsome, loud-tempered, or irritating way

synonyms: disagreeable, biliously, contentious

warily (adj)

in a way that shows lack of trust; in a way that is marked by keen caution, caring, or watchfulness, especially in detecting and escaping danger

synonyms: cautiously, carefully, suspiciously

diffidence (n)

the quality or state of being shy or not about one’s abilities; the quality of being bashful or unassertive

synonyms: timidity, fearfulness, quietness

euphemism (n)

the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant

synonyms: circulation, understatement, softened, expression

jargon (n)

the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group; confused, unintelligible language

synonyms: slang, dialect, lingo, patois

elusive (adj)

1. (adj) tending to evade grasp or pursuit; hard to comprehend or define; hard to isolate or identify; synonyms: evasive, inaccessible, fleeting, fugitive; other forms: elude (v), elusion (n)

Contempt

1.  the feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn; the act of despising; synonyms: disdain, disrespect, scorn; other forms: contemptuous (adj)