English Vocab

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Tout

To publically brag (v)

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Extol

To praise highly (v)

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Quell

To calm, pacify (v)

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Brawn

Muscular strength (n)

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Efface

To erase (v)

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Plaintive

Sounding sad or mournful (adj)

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Veneration

Great respect, reverence (n)

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Brazenly

In a bold/shameless way (adv)

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Copious

Abundant, plentiful (adj)

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Artisan

A person that's skillful w their hands (n)

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Furtive

Attempting to avoid notice or attention

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Glutton

A person who consumes too much food or drink (n)

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Ardent

enthusiastic, passionate (adj)

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Engender

To create; to cause (v)

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Delineate

To describe accurately (v)

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Nefarious

Extreme wickedness (adj)

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Querulous

Grumbling; grumpy (adj)

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Labyrinthine

Irregular & twisting (adj)

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Vernacular

Everyday speech; slang (n)

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Pugnacious

Eager to fight (adj)

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Entreat

To ask someone earnestly to do something (v)

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Assail

To attack with words or force (v)

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Fecund

Fertile; productive (adj)

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Deride

To ridicule (v)

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Idyllic

Naturally peaceful (adj)

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Distend

To swell; to extend (v)

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Beguile

To charm or enchant, often in a deceptive way (v)

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Expedite

To speed up the progress of something (v)

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Decorous

Proper; in a good taste (adj)

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Vacuous

Lacking ideas or intelligence (adj)

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Didactic

Intended to teach; morally instructive (adj)

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Conjecture

To form an opinion or conclusion reached on limit information (v)

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Penitent

Repentant or showing sorrow or regret for something (adj)

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Histrionic

Overly dramatic (adj)

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Discordant

Lacking harmony or agreement (adj)

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Exasperate

To annoy thoroughly (v)

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Upbraid

To scold (v)

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Benevolent

Generous; kind (adj)

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Corroborate

To confirm; to back up with evidence (v)

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Incandescent

Very lively and impressive; giving off heat or light (adj)

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Laud

To praise; to applaud (n)

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Derision

Contemptuous ridicule or mockery (n)

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Servile

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve others (adj)

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Bucolic

Charmingly rural (adj)

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Belabor

To go over repeatedly (v)

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Insolent

Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect (adj)

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Sycophantic

Behaving or done in a servile way in order to gain an advantage (adj)

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Poignant

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret (adj)

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Despondent

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage (adj)

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Strident

Shrill; high pitched (adj)

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Soporific

Causing sleep, very boring (adj)

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Stupefied

To become unable to think clearly (v)

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Convivial

Fond of partying (adj)

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Fabricate

To lie (v)

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Malleable

Easy to shape or bend (adj)

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Affronted

To be offended (v)

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Nonchalant

Not showing any concern or worry (adj)

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Pretentious

Making ridiculous claims of importance (adj)

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Gesticulate

To make gestures, especially when speaking (v)

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Conflagration

A huge fire; inferno (n)

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Exalt

To glorify (v)

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Exult

To celebrate (v)

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Lugubrious

Looking or sounding sad & dismal (adj)

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Insatiable

Incapable of being satisfied (adj)

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Assuage

To sooth; to relieve (v)

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Avarice

Greed; excessive desire for riches (n)

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Lampoon

Publicly criticize using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm (v)

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Ravenous

Extremely hungry (adj)

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Lethargy

Sluggish; laziness (n)

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Recondite

Hard to understand; over one's head (adj)

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Cajole

To persuade or coax by using flattery or compliments (v)

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Coerce

To compel using force & power (v)

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Assiduous

Hardworking; busy (adj)

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Litany

A long list often presented through rote memorization (n)

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Penurious

Stingy, relating to great poverty (adj)

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Ethereal

Of or relating to the regions beyond the earth (adj)

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Insuperable

Incapable of being overcome or solved (adj)

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Extraneous

Irrelevant; unnecessary (adj)

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Avid

Showing a keen interest in something (adj)

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Conspicious

Standing out; obvious (adj)

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Lucid

easy to understand (adj)

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Reviled

Criticize in an abusive manner (v)

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Pedestrian

Dull; lacking thought (adj)

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Maudlin

wallowing in self-pity (adj)

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