english vocab 1,2,3 R&J

Benevolent

Kind

Bolster

To support, strengthen, or fortify

Candid

Direct, blunt

Candor

the quality of being open, honest, and sincere

Catalyst

Something that causes a change or new event

Ceaseless

Unending, without pause

Censure

Harsh criticism or to criticize strongly

Concede

To be forced to argue or surrender

Corroborate

To provide evidence for; to back up

Desolate

Bare, barren, unfavorable to life or growth

Dire

Alarming; causing fear or dread or terror

Dubious

Open to doubt or suspicion

Egregious

Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Eloquent

Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

Emphatic

Spoken with emphasis; forceful

Empirical

Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

Erratic

Describes things that are unpredictable or unusual

Exacerbate

To make worse

Feasibility

The quality of being doable; makes sense that something could happen

Fiscal

Involving financial matters

Galvanize

To incite or stimulate into action

Imprudent

Not wise; foolish

Indifference

The trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a causal lack of concern

Insatiable

Impossible to satisfy

Irreconcilable

Impossible to reconcile or be harmonious

Lament

A cry of sorrow and grief

Malleable

Capable of being shaped or bent

Opine

Express one’s opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

Petulant

Easily irritated or annoyed