English Vocabulary

Flashcards for English vocabulary terms and definitions.

Glutton

Eating too much

Adept

Skilled, expert

Fortitude

Strength in difficulty

Furtive

Quiet caution, secrecy

Inscrutable

Not readily understood

Melancholy

Gloomy, sad

Nuance

Subtle difference

Pragmatic

Practical, useful

Punctilious

Meticulous, attention to detail

Relinquish

Give up with reluctance

Alacrity

Cheerful readiness

Debacle

Great disaster

Bombastic

Over the top

Debilitate

Delay, weaken

Exhort

Strongly encourage, urge

Insipid

Dull, uninteresting

Prosaic

Not pretty, common

Shroud

Obscures something

Superfluous

Unnecessary

Uncouth

Strange, awkward

Amenable

Agreeable

Epiphany

Sudden realization

Incredulous

Skeptical, difficult to believe

Intrepid

Brave, heroic

Malice

Desire to see others suffer

Poignant

Touching emotions

Prolific

Plentiful

Sagacious

Wise

Vanquish

Conquer, defeat

Verbose

Too wordy

Altruism

Unselfish interest in welfare of others

Exacerbate

Make a problem worse

Felicitous

Fortunate OR suited to the circumstances

Garish

Flashy, bright

Laud

Applaud

Momentous

Extremely memorable

Peremptory

Conclusive, final

Slipshod

Sloppy, untidy

Sporadic

Random

Taciturn

Reserved, uncommunicative

Aberration

Unusual

Altercation

Fight, argument

Boorish

Bad manners, rude

Condone

Pardon offense

Congenial

Agreeable, friendly

Eloquent

Good w/ words

Impudence

Boldly rude

Plausible

Reasonable, possible

Vigilant

Keep lookout, observant

Wrath

Fury, punishment for offense

Aesthetic

Relating to sensation, beauty

Disparage

Regard as being little worth

Contentious

Controversial, provoking fight

Innocuous

Harmless, boring

Jovial

Joy

Lucid

Easy to understand

Patronize

Treat condescendingly

Succinct

Concise

Rancor

Resentfulness

Warrant

Authorizing OR analysis

Acrimony

Bitterness, nasty behavior

Amiable

Likeable, friendly

Caprice

Bipolar, moody

Censure

Blaming, disapproving

Cogent

Clear, effective

Enthrall

Spellbound, captivated

Facilitate

Assist, make easier

Mausoleum

Large tomb

Placate

Soothe, pacify

Trite

Overused, unoriginal