All vocab (12/24)

Clime

A region considered with reference to its climate.

Jocund

Cheerful and lighthearted.

Sinew

Tendon or strength, often used metaphorically to mean a source of strength or power.

Complaisance

The willingness to please others or to comply with their wishes; obligingness.

Vale

A valley, or poetic term for the world or life.

Symmetry

The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.

Countenance

A person’s face or facial expression; (verb) to support or approve.

Fastidious

Very attentive to detail, difficult to please.

Deign

To do something considered beneath one’s dignity.

Impropriety

A failure to observe standards or show good manners; improper behavior.

Pedantic

Excessively concerned with minor details or rules, often to a tedious or pretentious extent.

Affront

An action or remark that causes outrage or offense; (verb) to insult or offend.

Caprice

A sudden, unpredictable change in mood or behavior.

Mien

A person’s manner, appearance, or expression, often conveying character or mood.

Felicity

Intense happiness; the ability to express something in a suitable manner.

Vex

To annoy, frustrate, or worry.

Rapacity

Aggressive greed, especially for wealth or possessions.

Supercilious

Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

Assiduous

Showing great care and perseverance.

Indolent

Habitually lazy; avoiding work or activity.

Pecuniary

Relating to or involving money.

Effusive

Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

Alacrity

Cheerful readiness or willingness.

Approbation

Approval or praise.

Licentious

Disregarding accepted rules or conventions, especially related to sexual behavior.

Chagrin

Distress or embarrassment caused by failure or disappointment.

Petulant

Childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

Repine

To feel or express discontent or dissatisfaction.

Duplicity

Deceptive behavior or speech; double-dealing.

Acrimony

Bitterness or sharpness in speech, behavior, or feeling.

Rapacity

Same as #17: Aggressive greed, especially for wealth or possessions.

Imprudent

Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash or unwise.

Profligate

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources; (noun) a person who behaves in such a way.

Ductility

The ability to be stretched or deformed without breaking; flexibility, often used metaphorically to refer to adaptability.

Milliner

A person who designs, makes, or sells women’s hats.

Impertinent

Not showing proper respect; rude or disrespectful.

Impute

To attribute or ascribe something (especially fault or responsibility) to someone.

Officious

Assertive of authority in an annoyingly intrusive or meddling way.

Solicitude

Care or concern for someone or something.

Vicissitude

A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Epistolary

Relating to the writing of letters; (noun) a work composed of letters.

Dilatory

Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow to act.

Connubial

Relating to marriage or the relationship between married people.

Sanguine

Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation; (noun) a person with a cheerful disposition.

Sagacity

The quality of being sagacious; keen perception, sound judgment, and wisdom.