English Vocab olympics

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pensive

Engaged in deep and serious thought.

ardent

Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate

resolute

Firm or determined; unwavering.

affinity

A natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship

seminal

event leading to change

indolent

Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy

exhort

To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal

arcadian

Of or relating to the ancient Greek region of Arcadia or its people, language, or culture.

adjure

To command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

deft

Quick and skillful; adroit

ardor

Intensity of emotion, especially strong desire, enthusiasm, or devotion

rapport

Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity.

ascertain

To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation.

vernacular

The everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language.

hubris

excessive pride or self-confidence.

inspid

dull

propinquity

the state of being close to someone or something; proximity

ineffable

too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

prosaic

having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty (dull, ordinary, uninteresting)

eschew

deliberately avoid using; abstain fromver

veracity

conformity to facts; accuracy

compunction

a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad

desultory

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

inveterate

having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change

supercilious

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

maudlin

self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

aplomb

self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation

trenchant

vigorous or incisive in expression or style

altruistic

showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish

frenetic

Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied.

risible

Relating to laughter or used in eliciting laughter.

lassitude

A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness. (lazy)

laconic

Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.

stolid

Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; impassive:

obstruct

To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.

intimation

To state or express indirectly:

hubbub

A loud confusing noise

georgic

Of or relating to agriculture or rural life.

revelation

The act of revealing or disclosing.

coquette

A woman who regularly makes romantic or sexual overtures; a flirt.

doleful

Filled with or expressing grief; mournful

squander

To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.

amity

Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship.

animus

A feeling of animosity; ill will

nullity

The state or quality of being null

elegy

A poem composed in elegiac couplets

redemption

The act of redeeming or the condition of having been redeemed

disconsolate

Seeming beyond consolation; extremely dejected

vex

To irritate, bother, or frustrate

egregious

Conspicuously bad or offensive.

plaintive

Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy.

pusillanimous

Lacking courage; cowardly.

mollify

To calm the anger of; soothe or appease.

callous

Emotionally hardened; unfeeling

implore

To appeal to in supplication; beseech

duplicitous

Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

amenable

Willing to accept a suggestion or submit to authority

vociferous

Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry.

roil

To cause to be in a state of agitation or disorder:

acuity

Acuteness of vision or perception; keenness.

harbinger

One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.

decamp

To depart secretly or suddenly.

harried

To disturb, distress, or exhaust by repeated demands or criticism; harass.

jubilant

Exultingly joyful.

torpor

A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.