Vocabulary #6 - APLANG

Acumen 

Def: the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a specific domain

ex.) She is a managing director known for her business ____.

Ephemeral

Def: lasting for a very short time

ex.) They have short life spans and live on _____ food patches.

Fealty

Def: formal acknowledgement of loyalty to a lord

ex.) They owed ___ to the Earl rather than the King.

Garrulous 

Def: excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

ex.) Her ____ neighbour quickly spread the news.

Maelstrom

Def: a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil

ex.) A ____ of questions churned his mind and he had no answers.

Quagmire

Def: a awkward, complex or hazardous situation that is hard to escape from

ex.) Torrential rain turned the building site into a ____.

Abject

Def: extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading

ex.) As a movie it's an ___ failure.

Cavort

Def: to jump or dance around excitedly

ex.) Spider monkeys leap and ___ in the branches. 

Exacerbate

Def: to make a problem, situation, or feeling worse

ex.) His angry comments have ___ tensions in the negotiation process. 

Inane

Def: lacking sense or meaning; silly or stupid

ex.) Why did he continue to make those ___ movies and those bad songs?

Proclivity

Def: a natural inclination or tendency towards a particular behavior or action

ex.) You're just left standing there naked in front of the world with all of your ____ or kinks being judged by the world.

Vitriolic

Def: filled with bitter criticism or malice

ex.) His ____ remarks during the debate offended many people.