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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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Desiccate
to dry out (v)
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Genial
Friendly and Cheerful (adj)
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Ingratiate
To try and get into someone’s favor by flattering someone (v)
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Virulent
extremely poisonous; full of hate (adj)
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Contrite
admitting or feeling guilt (adj)
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Incessant
unceasing (adj)
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Obligatory
Required by moral, legal, or another rule; compulsory (adj)
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Loquacious
talking a lot or too much (adj)
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Repudiate
to reject, disown or renounce (v)
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Waif
A homeless or neglected person, especially a child (n)
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Primordial
formed long ago; primitive (adj)
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Prevaricate
to deviate from the truth (v)
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Diminutive
Extremely small (adj)
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Provincial
limited in outlook; narrow (adj)
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Contemptuous
expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect (adj)
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Anachronism
A thing belonging to a different time period than it exists (n)