WOW Presentations Terms

Passive

Accepting or allowing something to happen without resistance or taking action.

Nonchalant

Remaining relaxed and calm without showing much concern.

Mundane

Very ordinary or lacking excitement.

Fervent

Having or showing very strong and sincere feelings or beliefs.

Ardent

Very enthusiastic or passionate about something or someone.

Exonerate

To clear someone from a responsibility or blame.

Lament

To express sadness, sorrow, or grief.

Obscure

To make unclear, indistinct, or difficult to see.

Nefarious

Extremely wicked, villainous, or criminal.

Resilient

Able to recover quickly from struggles or difficult conditions.

Preclude

To make impossible or prevent from happening.

Benign

Gentle, kind, or harmless in effect.

Candid

Honest and sincere about feelings, thoughts, and opinions.

Complacent

Overly content or unconcernedly self-satisfied.

Eloquent

Fluent, clear, and persuasive in speaking or writing.

Taciturn

Habitually silent, reserved, or speaking very little.

Innocuous

Not harmful or injurious.

Deference

Polite respect and submission to the judgment or opinion of another.

Assuage

To lessen the intensity of something painful or severe.

Partisan

A strong, devoted supporter of a specific party, faction, or cause.

Truncate

To shorten by cutting off a part.

Divergent

Splitting apart or developing in different directions.

Anachronism

An error in chronology, or placing something outside its proper historical time.

Deride

To speak to or treat someone with scorn, contempt, or ridicule.

Immutable

Not capable of or susceptible to change.

Enervate

To drain someone of energy or vitality.

Rudimentary

Basic, elementary, or not fully developed.

Impetuous

Acting quickly and suddenly without thinking about the consequences.

Didactic

Inclined to teach excessively, often with heavy emphasis on moral lessons.

Confound

To confuse, mix up, or fail to distinguish between different things.

Apprehend

To grasp or understand mentally.

Prudent

Acting with or showing care, caution, and good judgment for the future.