Junior (H) English Vocabulary Words - List III

Vocabulary terms and definitions from Junior (H) English Vocabulary Words List III.

acerbic

(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste

brusque

(adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive

cogent

(adj.) intellectually convincing

conundrum

(n.) puzzle, problem

defile

(v.) to make unclean, impure

discursive

(adj.) rambling, lacking order

eschew

(v.) to shun, avoid

extol

(v.) to praise, revere

fetid

(adj.) having a foul odor

gregarious

(adj.) drawn to the company of others, sociable

hegemony

(n.) domination over others

invective

(n.) an angry verbal attack

largess

(n.) the generous giving of lavish gifts

malevolent

(adj.) wanting harm to befall others

obdurate

(adj.) unresponsive to persuasion or moral influences

paragon

(n.) a model of excellence or perfection

petulance

(n.) rudeness, irritability

proscribe

(v.) to condemn, outlaw

querulous

(adj.) whiny, complaining

rebuke

(v.) to scold, criticize

rife

(adj.) abundant

sanctimonious

(adj.) giving a false or hypocritical appearance being religious

somnolent

(adj.) sleepy, drowsy

torpid

(adj.) lethargic, dormant, lacking motion

vex

(v.) to confuse or annoy