Vocabulary

Words I Want to Learn

Perspicacious

(adj.) Able to judge quickly and correctly what people and situations are really like.

Indelible

(adj.) Impossible to erase or forget

Ineffable

(adj.) Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

Prevaricate

(v.) To avoid giving a direct answer or deviate from the truth

Equanimous

(adj.) Calm and in control of emotions

Ameliorate

(v.) to make a bad situation better

Invidious

(adj.) Envious, obnoxious, or offensive

Petulant

(adj.) Easily annoyed or irritated, especially when things don’t go your way

Elucidate

(v.) to clarify, explain

Exiguous

(adj.) Very small in amount

Kakorrhaphiophobia

(n.) Abnormal, extreme, irrational fear of failure

Insatiate

(adj.) Always wanting more and never satisfied

Contumacious

(adj.) Stubbornly disobedient, rebellious

Collywobbles

(n.) A feeling of nervousness or anxiety in the stomach

Ostentation

(n.) Excessive showiness

Vicississitudes

(n.) The changes and challenges that occur in the course of life or experience

Venerate

(v.) To regard with respect and honor

Sanguine

(adj.) Optimistic or positive, especially in difficult or uncertain situations

Flibbertigibbet

(n.) A frivolous or flighty person who is easily distracted

Impetuous

(adj.) Done quickly without thought

Smellfungus

(n.) A person who complains excessively

Amorously

(adj.) In a loving or romantic way

Cyclothymic

(adj.) Having mood swings between happy and sad

Obnubilation

(n.) mental cloudiness or confusion

Pernicious

(adj.) Extremely destructive or harmful

Sententiously

(adv.) In a way that is self-righteous or excessively moralizing

Liberosis

(n.) The wish to let go of worries and stop caring so much

Imbrue

(v.) To make something wet

Assiduous

(adj.) Hard-working, diligent

Reverie

(n.) A pleasant daydream or deep thought

Enrapture

(v.) To make someone feel very happy

Énouement

(n.) The bittersweet emotion of standing in the present and wishing you could reassure your past self about the future

Continence

(n.) Self-control over desires and actions

Comely

(adj.) Attractive, beautiful

Contumelious

(adj.) Rude and insulting; scornful behavior

Nadir

(n.) The lowest point or worse moment of something

Fervid

(adj.) Very emotional or passionate

Jouska

(n.) The mental habit of rehearsing or imagining conversations that never actually occur

Paragon

(n.) A model of excellence or perfection

Occhiolism

(n.) A humbling awareness of how limited your perspective is in the grand scheme

Parsimonious

(Adj.) Unwilling to spend money or use resources

Nincompoop

(n.) A foolish or silly person

Latitudinarian

(n.) An open-minded and tolerant person

Persentient

(adj.) Feeling something before it happens

Esoteric

(adj.) Understood by only a select few

Ataraxia

(n.) A state of serene calmness, free from emotional disturbance or worry

Loquacious

(adj.) Talkative or chatty

Insipid

(adj.) Dull, boring

Jocular

(adj.) Characterized by jokes and good humor

Gelid

(adj.) Very cold

Prevaricator

(n.) A person who had lied or who lies repeatedly

Abstruse

(adj.) Hard to comprehend

Edify

To improve someone’s mind or character

Limina

(n.) The smaller feeling you can notice

Disconsolate

(adj.) Deeply unhappy and without hope.

Aporia

(n.) A state of puzzlement or doubt

Fernweh

(n.) Feeling homesick for a place you’ve never been

Egalitarian

(adj.) Fair and believing that everyone deserves equal rights and opportunities

Perambulating

(adj. or v.) Walking around in a relaxed way

Ennui

(n.) A feeling of boredom or weariness

Sybarite

(n.) Someone who loves luxury and pleasure

Erudition

(n.) Deep, wide knowledge about various subjects

Livsnjutare

(n.) One who loves life deeply and lives it to the extreme

Resfeber

(n.) The nervous feeling you get before a journey

Precociousness

(n.) Being smart at a young age

Apperceptive

(adj.) Understanding new things by comparing to past experiences

Voluble

(adj.) Talkative or smooth in speech

Badinage

(n.) Light,playful conversation or banter

Sequester

(v.) To isolate or hide away

Effuse

(v.) To express feelings freely or abundantly

Expostulate

(v.) To argue or discuss with someone about something

Translunar

(adj.) Otherworldly or beyond the moon

Melioration

(n.) Making something better or improving

Supercilious

(adj.) Coolly and patronizingly haughty

Behaving or looking as though you think you are superior to other people.