Word of the Day Vocabulary

A set of vocabulary flashcards featuring terms, parts of speech, and definitions from the Word of the Day notes.

Anguish

(noun) Severe mental pain or physical suffering.

Brevity

(noun) Shortness of duration of time.

Capitulate

(verb) To surrender outright or to give in under certain terms.

Disparage

(verb) To belittle or degrade a person or an idea; to talk poorly of.

Exacerbate

(verb) To make something worse.

Fervid

(adjective) Characterized by intense passion.

Gesticulate

(verb) To gesture, especially in a dramatic way.

Harbinger

(noun) Someone/something that foreshadows a future event.

Insidious

(adjective) Something harmful/dangerous that develops slowly, appearing harmless.

Jovial

(adjective) Cheerful.

Kith

(noun) a friend(s)

Listless

(adjective) characterized by lack of interest energy/spirit

multifarious

(adjective) having great diversity/variety

nefarious

(adjective) famous for being evil

obfuscate

(verb) to confuse

Prolific

(adjective) producing a lot, productive

Quell

(verb) to calm or quiet; suppress

Rebuke

(verb) sharp criticism

soporific

adjective- causing/tending to cause sleep

tacit

adjective-understood without being said

ubiquitous

adjective-existing everywhere at once

vacillate

verb- to sway from one side to the other

wane

verb- to decrease gradually

xenophobia

noun the fear/dislike of foreign people or things

yen

noun-a strong desire; a longing

zenith

noun-a peak the highest point

auspicious

adjective-fortunate; favorable; lucky

barrage

noun- an attack