quack vocab 1-7

Delineate

to describe accurately

Nefarious

extreme wickedness

Vernacular

everyday speech; slang

Brawn

muscular strength

Tout

to publicly brag

Enhance

intensify; improve

Hindrance

something that delays action or progress

Efface

to erase; to rub out

Glutton

someone who consumes too much food or drink

Hiatus

a break or vacation

corroborate

to confirm; to back up with evidence

amorous

feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense

decorous

proper; in good taste

expedite

to speed up the progress of

idyllic

naturally peaceful

juxtapose

to place side by side

incandescent

brilliant; giving off heat or light

exasperate

to annoy thoroughly

discordant

lacking harmony or agreement

volatile

highly unstable, explosive

distend

to swell, to extend

fecund

fertile; productive

sage

a wise man

to wise through experience

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

deride

to ridicule

benevolent

generous, kind

scrutinize

to examine very carefully

histrionic

overly dramatic

didactic

intended to teach; morally instructive

assail

to attack with words or force

bucolic

charmingly rural

pretentious

making ridiculous claims

gullible

easily deceived

convivial

fond of partying

discrete

unconnected; separate; distant

discreet

sneaky, unnoticeable; cautious

fabricate

to lie; to make; to create

gesticulate

to make gestures, especially when speaking

laud

to praise; to applaud

belabor

to go over repeatedly or to an absurd context

reiterate

to say again; repeat

conflagration

a huge fire; inferno

induce

cause to happen

soporific

causing to sleep, very boring

anarchy

lawlessness; an absence of government or control

strident

shrill; high pitched

nonchalant

not showing any concern or worry

malleable

easy to shape or bend

ludicrous

absurd; ridiculous

abridge

to shorten or condense

Recondite

hard to understand; over one's head

Avarice

greed; excessive desire for riches

Penurious

stingy, relating to great poverty

Eccentric

unconventional; a little kooky

Extraneous

irrelevant; unnecessary

Insuperable

incapable of being overcome or solved

Predator

one that preys or destroys

Indulgent

lenient; yielding to desire

Lethargy

sluggishness; laziness

Assuage

to soothe; to relieve

Archaic

ancient; outdated

Conspicuous

standing out; obvious

Imminent

just about to happen

Debunk

to prove wrong

Coalesce

to fuse or unite

Assiduous

hardworking, busy

Exult

to celebrate

Squander

to waste

Incantation

a chant

Exalt

to glorify

Recondite

hard to understand; over one's head

Avarice

greed; excessive desire for riches

Penurious

stingy, relating to great poverty

Eccentric

unconventional; a little kooky

Extraneous

irrelevant; unnecessary

Insuperable

incapable of being overcome or solved

Predator

one that preys or destroys

Indulgent

lenient; yielding to desire

Lethargy

sluggishness; laziness

Assuage

to soothe; to relieve

Archaic

ancient; outdated

Conspicuous

standing out; obvious

Imminent

just about to happen

Debunk

to prove wrong

Coalesce

to fuse or unite

Assiduous

hardworking, busy

Exult

to celebrate

Squander

to waste

Incantation

a chant

Exalt

to glorify

desiccate

to dry out

diverse

different; various

loquacious

talking a lot or too much

maudlin

wallowing in self pity

farcical

absurd, ludicrous

vibrant

lively; full of vitality

virulent

extremely poisonous; full of hate

contemptuous

expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect

enigma

A mystery