Vocabulary May 2025

Irascible

having or showing a tendency to be easily angered

Profligacy

reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources

Misanthropic

disliking humankind and avoiding human society

Ebullition

a sudden outburst of emotion or violence

Facetious

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

Saturnine

(of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy

Jocular

fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful

Admonition

authoritative counsel or warning

Paroxysm

a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity

Invective

insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

Acerbity

sharpness and directness in speech

Loquacious

tending to talk a great deal; talkative

Circumlocution

the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive

Enmity

the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something