English Language - best of 100 words

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Abhor verb

To hate, detest

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Acquiesce verb

To agree with protesting

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Alactrity noun

Eagerness, speed

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Amiable adjective

friendly

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Appease verb

to calm, satisfy

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Cladestine adjective

secret

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Coerce verb

to persuade

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Coherent adjective

logically consistent, intelligible

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Complacency noun

self-satisfied ignorance of danger

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Confidant noun

A person entrusted with secret

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Connive noun

Secretly allow something immoral, illegal or harmful to happen

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Cumulative adjective

increasing, building upon itself

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Cynical adjective

believing the worst of others, esp that all acts are selfish

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Debase verb

to lower the quality or esteem of something

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Demure adjective

quiet, modest, reserved

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Diligent adjective

showing care in doing one’s work

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Elated adjective

overjoyed, thrilled

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Eloquent adjective

expressive, articulate, moving

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Empathy noun

sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own

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Enmity noun

ill will, hatred, hostility

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Extol verb

to praise, revere

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Fabricate verb

to make up, invent

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Feral adjective

wild, savage

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Forsake verb

to give up, renounce

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Gluttony noun

overindulgence in food or drink

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Hypocrisy noun

pretending to believe when one does not

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Impeccable adjective

exemplary, flawless

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Impertinent adjective

rude, insolent

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Implacable adjective

incapable of being appeased or mitigated

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Implicit noun

Implied or understood without being directly stated

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Impudent adjective

casually rude, insolent, impertinent

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Incisive adjective

clear, sharp, direct

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Indolent adjective

lazy

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Infamy noun

notoriety, extreme ill repute

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Inhibit verb

to prevent, restrain, stop

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Innate adjective

quality you are born with; inherent

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Insatiable adjective

not satiable

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Intrepid adjective

brave in the face of danger

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Jubilant adjective

extremely joyful, happy

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Maverick noun

an independent, nonconformist person

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Maxim noun

a common saying expressing a principle of conduct

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Meticulous adjective

extremely careful with details

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Modicum noun

a small amount of something

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Myriad adjective

consisting of a very great number

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Nominal adjective

trifling, insignificant

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Novice noun

a beginner, a noob

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Oblivious adjective

lacking consciousness or awareness of something

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Obsequious adjective

excessively compliant or submissive

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Obtuse adjective

lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect

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Panacea noun

a remedy for all ills or difficulties

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Parody noun

a satirical imitation

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Plethora noun

an abundance, excess

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Quaint adjective

charmingly old-fashioned

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Rash adjective

hasty, incautious

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Refurbish verb

to restore, clean up

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Rife adjective

abundant

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Superfluous noun

exceeding what is necessary

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Syncophant noun

one who flatters for self-gain

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Taciturn adjective

not inclined to talk

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Zenith noun

the highest point, culminating point

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Coalesce

come together to form one mass or whole

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Opulent

Rich