Quack Vocabulary- Unit 3

Bucolic (adj.)

Bucolic (adj.)

Charmingly rural

Pretentious (adj.)

Making ridiculous claims

Gullible (adj.)

Easily deceived

Convival (adj.)

Fond of partying; festive

Discreet (adj.)

Sneaky, Unnoticable

Discrete (adj.)

Unnconnected; seperate, distinct

Fabricate (v.)

To lie

Gesticulate (v.)

To make gestures, when speaking

Laud (v.)

To praise; applaud

Belabor (v.)

to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent

Reiterate (v.)

to say again; repeat

Conflagration (n.)

a huge fire; inferno

Induce (v.)

cause to happen

Soporific (adj)

Causing sleep; very boring

Anarchy (n.)

lawlessness, an absence of government/control

Strident (adj.)

Shrill: high pitched

Nonchalant (adj.)

Not showing any concern or worry

Malleable (adj.)

Easy to shape or bend

Ludicrous (adj.)

Absurd; ridiculous

Abridge (v.)

to shorten or condense