Brandt Vocab Pt. 1

Animosity

ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility:an antagonistic attitude

Appellation

An identifying name or title:designation

Apprehension

Suspicion or fear especially of furure evil

Benign

Of a gentle disposition (i.e. gentle and kindly)

Berate

To scold or condemn vehemently (forcefully) and at length

Bombastic

Marked by or given to bombast (boastful)

Cacophony

Harsh or discordant sound, specifically:harshness in the sound of words or phrases

Ceaseless

continuing without cease : constant

Debutante

A young woman making her formal entrance into society

Heinous

Hatefully or shockingly evil

Imperceptible

not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle

Impermanent

Not permanent

Impudent

Marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others

Magnanimous

Showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind

Malaise

A vague sense of mental or moral ill-being

Ordure

Excrement, something that is morally degrading

Penitentiary

A state or federal prison in the United States

Perfunctory

characterized by routine or superficiality; lacking in interest or enthusiasm

Placate

to soothe or mollify especially by concessions (i.e. make (someone) less angry or hostile.)

Pretentious

Expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature

Rakish

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake

Ramshackle

Appearing ready to collapse

Recourse

A turning to someone or something for help or protection, a source of help or strength

Swagger

To conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner; especially:to walk with an air of overbearing self-confidence

Torturous

Painfully difficult or slow

Treacherous

Characterized by or manifesting treachery (betrayal of trust)

Tribulation

Distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution

Tripartite

Divided into or composed of three parts

Unscrupulous

having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

Vernacular

using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language