Vocab Learning

sedulous

Working hard and never giving up

emulous

Wanting to be better than others

veracious

Always telling the truth

equanimous

Calm and in control of emotions

indolent

Unmotivated or not trying

prevaricate

To avoid giving a direct answer or deviate from the truth

reticence

Being quiet and not sharing thoughts easily

petulant

Easily annoyed or irritated, especially when things don't go your way

ameliorate

To make a bad situation better

elucidate

To clarify, explain

sagacious

Smart and wise

prattle

Talk about insignificant things for a long time

enigmatic

Mysterious, difficult to understand

fervent

Having intense feeling or passion for something

continence

Self-control over desires and actions

irascible

Easily provoked to anger, irritable

dauntless

Not afraid of anything

benignity

Being kind and gentle to others

demure

Quiet, modest, reserved

smellfungus

A person who complains excessively

insipid

Dull, boring

solace

Comfort during a hard time

ataraxia

A state of serene calmness, free from emotional disturbance or worry

abnegation

Denial of comfort to oneself

voluptuary

Loving luxury and sensory pleasures

indrawn

Quiet and thoughtful, often reserved

sylph

A slim, graceful young woman

phlegmatic

Calm and not easily emotional or angry

reverie

A pleasant daydream or deep thought

sonsie

Healthy-looking, plump, and cheerful

assiduous

Hard-working, diligent

pulchritude

Physical beauty

befog

To make unclear or hard to understand

perspicacious

Able to judge quickly and correctly what people and situations are really like

gobbledygook

Language that is overly complex, jargon-filled, or unintelligible

irrefragable

Impossible to disprove or deny

inane

Silly and meaningless

etymology

The history of words, their origin and development

exemplification

A clear example that shows what something means

floruit

A period when someone was active or flourishing

polysemous

Having multiple meanings

ebullition

A burst of strong emotion

dissever

To split or separate into parts

relativize

To see something in relation to other things

torpid

Lethargic, dormant, lacking motion

sardonic

Skeptical and mocking

sagacity

The quality of having or showing good judgment, wisdom, or shrewdness

stolidity

Showing no strong emotions or feelings

sonorously

In a deep, rich, and pleasant sound

minacious

Threatening or menacing in nature

edify

To improve someone's mind or character

inapprehensible

Impossible to understand

pizzaz

Exciting and lively energy

iterate

To say or do again or again and again; to perform or utter repeatedly

malediction

A wish for harm to someone else

nimiety

Excess; overabundance

disconsolate

Deeply unhappy and without hope

catechize

To teach by asking questions

extenuate

To make something seem less serious or important

taciturn

Quiet or not speaking

cerebration

Thinking deeply about something

poppycock

Nonsense or foolishness

imperturbability

Staying calm and confident

somnolent

Sleepy, drowsy

guileless

Honest and straightforward

fugacious

Lasting for a very short time

callow

Inexperienced or immature

abstruse

Hard to comprehend

presentient

Feeling something before it happens

perfidious

Disloyal, unfaithful

inure

To become immune to unpleasant events or situations

meretricious

Attractive on the surface but having in reality no value or substance

conciliator

A person who helps others make peace

pernicious

Extremely destructive or harmful

Disgracefully

shockingly unacceptable

Shrewd

Clever at understanding and using situations, showing sharp powers of judgement

Bitterly

in an angry, hurt, or resentful way

Sensible

done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; showing good judgement

Wits

the capacity for inventive thought and quick understanding; the ability to think quickly and cleverly

Cruellest

wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it

Stratagem

A smart plan to gain an advantage

Haughty

arrogantly superior and disdainful

Disdainful

showing contempt or lack of respect

Contempt

the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration:

Dreadful

causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious

Doomed

likely to have an unfortunate and inescapable outcome; ill-fated

Marvelled

be filled with wonder or astonishment

Magnanimously

generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person

Wretched

in a very unhappy or unfortunate state

Cunning

Sly, clever at being deceitful

Prowess

Extraordinary ability

Mighty

possessing great and impressive power or strength, especially because of size

Patient

Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious:

Ghastly

Very shocking or terrifying

Splendid

Magnificent; very impressive and excellent

Lamentation

the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping

Insolence

rude and disrespectful behaviour

Flourishing

developing rapidly and successfully; thriving:

Thriving

prosperous and growing; flourishing

Prosperous

successful in material terms; flourishing financially