English Vocab

Tout

To publically brag (v)

Extol

To praise highly (v)

Quell

To calm, pacify (v)

Brawn

Muscular strength (n)

Efface

To erase (v)

Plaintive

Sounding sad or mournful (adj)

Veneration

Great respect, reverence (n)

Brazenly

In a bold/shameless way (adv)

Copious

Abundant, plentiful (adj)

Artisan

A person that's skillful w their hands (n)

Furtive

Attempting to avoid notice or attention

Glutton

A person who consumes too much food or drink (n)

Ardent

enthusiastic, passionate (adj)

Engender

To create; to cause (v)

Delineate

To describe accurately (v)

Nefarious

Extreme wickedness (adj)

Querulous

Grumbling; grumpy (adj)

Labyrinthine

Irregular & twisting (adj)

Vernacular

Everyday speech; slang (n)

Pugnacious

Eager to fight (adj)

Entreat

To ask someone earnestly to do something (v)

Assail

To attack with words or force (v)

Fecund

Fertile; productive (adj)

Deride

To ridicule (v)

Idyllic

Naturally peaceful (adj)

Distend

To swell; to extend (v)

Beguile

To charm or enchant, often in a deceptive way (v)

Expedite

To speed up the progress of something (v)

Decorous

Proper; in a good taste (adj)

Vacuous

Lacking ideas or intelligence (adj)

Didactic

Intended to teach; morally instructive (adj)

Conjecture

To form an opinion or conclusion reached on limit information (v)

Penitent

Repentant or showing sorrow or regret for something (adj)

Histrionic

Overly dramatic (adj)

Discordant

Lacking harmony or agreement (adj)

Exasperate

To annoy thoroughly (v)

Upbraid

To scold (v)

Benevolent

Generous; kind (adj)

Corroborate

To confirm; to back up with evidence (v)

Incandescent

Very lively and impressive; giving off heat or light (adj)

Laud

To praise; to applaud (n)

Derision

Contemptuous ridicule or mockery (n)

Servile

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve others (adj)

Bucolic

Charmingly rural (adj)

Belabor

To go over repeatedly (v)

Insolent

Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect (adj)

Sycophantic

Behaving or done in a servile way in order to gain an advantage (adj)

Poignant

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret (adj)

Despondent

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage (adj)

Strident

Shrill; high pitched (adj)

Soporific

Causing sleep, very boring (adj)

Stupefied

To become unable to think clearly (v)

Convivial

Fond of partying (adj)

Fabricate

To lie (v)

Malleable

Easy to shape or bend (adj)

Affronted

To be offended (v)

Nonchalant

Not showing any concern or worry (adj)

Pretentious

Making ridiculous claims of importance (adj)

Gesticulate

To make gestures, especially when speaking (v)

Conflagration

A huge fire; inferno (n)

Exalt

To glorify (v)

Exult

To celebrate (v)

Lugubrious

Looking or sounding sad & dismal (adj)

Insatiable

Incapable of being satisfied (adj)

Assuage

To sooth; to relieve (v)

Avarice

Greed; excessive desire for riches (n)

Lampoon

Publicly criticize using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm (v)

Ravenous

Extremely hungry (adj)

Lethargy

Sluggish; laziness (n)

Recondite

Hard to understand; over one's head (adj)

Cajole

To persuade or coax by using flattery or compliments (v)

Coerce

To compel using force & power (v)

Assiduous

Hardworking; busy (adj)

Litany

A long list often presented through rote memorization (n)

Penurious

Stingy, relating to great poverty (adj)

Ethereal

Of or relating to the regions beyond the earth (adj)

Insuperable

Incapable of being overcome or solved (adj)

Extraneous

Irrelevant; unnecessary (adj)

Avid

Showing a keen interest in something (adj)

Conspicious

Standing out; obvious (adj)

Lucid

Easy to understand

Reviled

Criticize in an abusive manner

Pedestrian

Dull and lacking thought

Maudlin

Wallowing in self-pity

Desiccate

To dry out

Genial

Friendly and cheerful

Ingratiate

To try and get into someone's favor by flattering them

Virulent

Extremely poisonous or full of hate

Contrite

Admitting or feeling guilt

Incessant

Unceasing

Obligatory

Required by moral, legal or another rule; compulsory

Loquacious

Talking a lot or too much

Repudiate

To reject, disown or renounce

Waif

A homeless or neglected person, normally a child

Primordial

Formed long ago; primitive

Prevaricate

To deviate from the truth

Diminutive

Extremely small

Provincial

Limited in outlook

Contemptuous

Expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect

Anachronism

A thing belonging to a different time period than it exists