E46 20 New Words

E46 20 New Words by LB

Lukewarm

having only a moderate degree of warmth; tepid | tepid, mild, unenthusiastic

Macabre

disturbing and gruesome, often involving death and injury | gruesome, morbid, ghastly

Magnanimous

very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself | generous, charitable, forgiving

Meddling

interfering in something that is not one's concern | intrusive, interfering, officious

Medley

a varied mixture of people or things; also, a collection of tunes from different songs played as one piece. | mixture, assortment, potpourri

Melange

a mixture; a medley | mixture, hodgepodge, assortment

Metallic

resembling or relating to metal or metals | metal

Misdeed

a wicked or illegal act | offense, transgression, wrongdoing

Murky

dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist | cloudy, obscure, muddy

Opportune

(of a time) well

Oratory

the art or practice of formal speaking in public | rhetoric, elocution, public speaking

Poise

graceful and elegant bearing in a person | composure, grace, equilibrium

Psychosis

a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality | madness, derangement, insanity

Pulchritude

beauty | loveliness, attractiveness, gorgeousness

Retinue

a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person | entourage, escort, following

Retrogressions

the process of returning or reverting to an earlier state, typically a worse one | reversion, relapse, decline

Satiate

satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full | gratify, sate, surfeit

Secluded

(of a place) not seen or visited by many people; sheltered and private | isolated, remote, cloistered

Slick

done or operating in an impressively smooth and efficient way | smooth, polished, glib

Slavish

showing no originality; blindly imitating another | subservient, servile, obsequious