Vocab Words English

Acquittal

a setting free by a judgement of a court

Castigate

to reprimand severely, to scold strongly

Vociferous

implies a vehement shouting or calling out, loud or insistent to compel attention

Impetuous

acting without care

Adulation

excessive admiration or praise

Truculence

aggression, combativeness

Fortitude

courage in facing pain or danger; moral strength; endurance

Inarticulate

unable to speak clearly or to use words; unable to say what one thinks

Palpable

easily felt, easily perceived

Notoriety

fame, usually in an unfavorable sense; a bad reputation

Sporadic

irregular or unpredictable; infrequent

Sacrilegious

grossly irreverent or disrespectful of something sacred

Placid

calm

Pious

showing religious reverence

Formidable

hard to overcome; something that inspires fear

Coalesce

to blend or fuse together

Supercilious

full of haughty arrogance

Idiosyncrasy

a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thin

Atrophy

to weaken from disuse

Anthology

a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing

Forlorn

lonely

Succumb

to die or to yield or give in to an overpowering force or desire. 

Didactic

designed or intended to teach

Pernicious

highly injurious or destructive

Repudiate

to refuse to recognize as true; to cast off

Visage

a face or facial expression; appearance

Grimace

to make a face showing pain, annoyance, and the like; (n) - a twisting of the face to show pain, annoyance, and the like

Complacent

satisfied, with no desire to change or improve

Posterity

all future generations

Amiable

friendly; agreeable

Prophecy

a prediction of the future

Prophesy

to predict

Perpetuate

to keep from dying out

Apathy

lack of feeling; lack of interest

Convoluted

intricate and hard to follow

Candor

honesty; straightforwardness

Mirth

merriment; laughter

Pretentious

being self-important, thinking one is better than others

Scrupulous

having moral integrity, acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper, putting a lot of care/attention into details

Precocious

exceptionally advanced or mature in development

Nautical

pertaining to sailing

Debase

To lower the character or worth of something

Immaculate

Without stain or spot; free from error; innocent, without sin; pure

Imposition

Something forced on a person, such as a tax, an undue burden, or oneself

Austere

Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

Banal

Trite; boring because commonplace

Quibble

To find a minor fault with; a petty objection

Explicate

To explain in detail, to clarify the meaning of

Demur

Raise doubts or objections or show reluctance

Resonant

Deep and rich in tone or sound, resounding or re-echoing

Ignominious

Publicly shameful or humiliating

Abrogate

to end or abolish by authoritative action

Rebuke

stern disapproval/to express stern disapproval of

Parody

an imitation of a serious literary or artistic work that ridicules the original

Obdurate

stubborn; unmoved by persuasion or pity

Jargon

specialized language of a trade or profession

Malignant

life-threatening, tending to do great harm

Decrepit

worn out/broken down by old age or illness; feeble, weak

Mendacious

dishonest

Crepuscular

of, relating to, or resembling twilight

Plaudit

enthusiastic expression of approval