English II Vocab #3

Bucolic

charmingly rural

Pretentious

making ridiculous claims

Gullible

easily deceived

Convivial

fond of partying; festive

Discrete

unconnected; separate; distinct

Discreet

sneaky; unnoticable

fabricate

to lie

gesticulate

to make gestures especially when speaking

laud

to praise/to applaud

belabor

to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent

reiterate

to say again; to repeat

conflagration

a huge fire; inferno

induce

cause to happen

soporific

causing sleep; very boring

anarchy

lawlessness; an absence of gov or control

strident

shrill; high pitched

nonchalant

not showing any concern or worry

malleable

easy to shape/bend

ludicrous

absurd; ridiculous

abridge

to shorten or condense