DeOliveira Vocab

acumen

acumen

(n.) keen insight

eschew

(v.) to shun, avoid

hackneyed

(adj.) unoriginal, trite

ubiquitous

(adj.) existing everywhere, widespread

neophyte

(n.) someone who is young or inexperienced

sanctimonious

(adj.) giving a hypocritical appearance of piety

cacophony

(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound

discordant

(adj.) not in harmony or agreement

evanescent

(adj.) fleeting, momentary

pious

(adj) 1. devoutly religious 2. making a hypocritical display of virtue.

myriad

(n.) a countless or extremely great number. 2. (adj) countless or extremely great in number.

arduous

(adj.) hard, difficult, tiresome

transient

(adj.) passing through briefly; passing into and out of existence

haggard

(adj.) looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering

reproach

1. (v.) express disapproval or disappointment 2. (n.) disapproval

cajole

(v.) to urge, coax

dissemble

(v.) to conceal, fake

flagrant

(adj) blatantly offensive

demure

(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved

conflagration

(n.) great fire

impervious

(adj.) impenetrable, incapable of being affected

reprove

(v.) to scold, rebuke

assiduous

(adj.) hard-working, diligent

qualm

(n.) nagging doubt

harangue

1. (n.) a ranting speech; 2. (v.) to give such a speech

deprecate

(v.) to belittle, depreciate

elusive

1. (adj) difficult to find or achieve 2. (adj) difficult to remember 

surmise

(v.) to infer with little evidence 

effulgent

(adj.) radiant, splendorous 

unscrupulous

(adj.) having or showing no moral principles

acerbic

(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste

impassive

(adj.) stoic, not susceptible to suffering

alacrity

(n.) eagerness, speed 

inane

(adj) devoid of intelligence

adumbrate

(v.) to sketch out in a vague way 

buttress

1. (v.) to support, hold up; 2. (n.) something that offers support

putrid

(adj) a strong, bad smell

proclivity

(n.) a strong inclination toward something

stupefy

(v.) to astonish, make insensible

desecrate

(v.) to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

incredulous

(adj) skeptical, dubious

boisterous

(adj) noisy, unruly, rowdy

rectitude

(n.) uprightness, extreme morality

pernicious

(adj.) extremely destructive or harmful, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

obsequious

(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive

abrogate

(v.) to abolish, usually by authority

affront

1. (n.) an action or remark that causes outrage or offense. 2. (v) offend the modesty or values of

harrowing

(adj) distressing

dither

(v.) to be indecisive

viscous

(adj.) not free flowing, syrupy