Advanced Vocabulary: Allure of Descriptive and Emotional Words

Antipathy

A deep-seated feeling of aversion or dislike.

Assiduous

Showing great care and perseverance; diligent.

Beset

To trouble or threaten persistently; to surround or attack on all sides.

Blithe

Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

Callous

Emotionally insensitive or unfeeling; showing a lack of empathy.

Capricious

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior; fickle.

Clairvoyant

Having the ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.

Compunction

A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.

Conflagration

A large destructive fire, often one that causes significant damage.

Contentious

Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

Decrepit

Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect; weak or infirm.

Disheveled

Untidy or disordered; in a state of disarray.

Endemic

Native or restricted to a certain country or area; regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.

Exemplary

Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.

Garrulous

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Gnarled

Twisted and rough, especially in relation to trees or branches.

Implacable

Unable to be placated or appeased; relentless.

Indemnity

Security or protection against a loss or other financial burden.

Innocuous

Not harmful or offensive; harmless.

Integrity

The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

Inveterate

Having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change.

Obsolete

No longer produced or used; out of date.

Palatable

Pleasant to taste; acceptable or satisfactory.

Parsimonious

Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.

Poignant

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; deeply affecting.

Placate

To make someone less angry or hostile; to calm.

Placid

Not easily upset or excited; calm and peaceful.

Quandary

A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.

Quell

To put an end to; suppress; to calm or pacify.

Quiescent

In a state or period of inactivity or dormancy.

Recalcitrant

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.

Reprisal

An act of retaliation; a counterattack.

Retribution

Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

Stentorian

Extremely loud and powerful in sound.

Stultify

To cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.

Tacit

Understood or implied without being stated; silent agreement.

Tangible

Perceptible by touch; clear and definite; real.

Vanguard

A group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas.

Wastrel

A person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way; a spendthrift.