English Vocab 1

Subceed

To be less than or fall below a certain criteria

Concatenate

Link (things) together in a chain or series (con meaning with or together and catena meaning chain. Can also be used as an adjective meaning linked together. (N- concatenation, meaning a series).

Flagitious

Criminal or villainous

Platitudinous

Used too often to be interesting or thoughtful; hackneyed

Admonish

Warn or reprimand someone firmly

Diatribe

A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something (tirade, denunciation, fulmination)

Equivocation

The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication

Commiserate

Express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize

Salient

Standing out conspicuously; most noticeable, important, or prominent

Aspersion (n)

An attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something; vilification; disparagement; denigration

Adage (n)

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

Raiment (n)

(literary term) clothes; attire

Parsimony (n)

Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

Implement (n)

Proffer

Coquette (n)

Contrite ()

Cognizant

Overture

Vestige

Forestall

Credence

Regale

Poignant