English 4 vocab

Discourse

written or spoken communication or debate

Ebullient

cheerful and full of energy

Eschew

deliberately avoid using; abstain from

Fetid

smelling extremely unpleasant

Gossamer

used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate

Inchoate

just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary

Inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent

Jaundiced

having or affected by jaundice, in particular unnaturally yellow in complexion or affected by bitterness, resentment, or envy

Jocular

fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful

Loquacious

tending to talk a great deal, talkative

Lugubrious

looking or sounding sad or dismal

Mitigate

make less severe, serious, or painful

Ostensibly

apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually

Panache (noun)

flamboyant confidence of style or manner

Pernicious (adj)

"having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way"
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Pontificate (verb)

expressing oneself in a way that is considered annoyingly pompous

Prevaricate (verb)

to speak or act in an evasive way

Pugnacious

eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

Scrupulous

diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details

Solicitous

characterized by showing interest or concern

Somniferous

tending to induce sleep

Supercilious

behaving or looking as though you think you are superior to others

Superfluous

unnecessary, more than enough, redundant

Torpid

mentally or physically inactive; lethargic

Trite

of an opinion, remark, or idea) overused and consequently of little import, lacking originality or freshness

Turgid

swollen and distended or congested

Unassailable

unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated

Unctuous

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily

Vociferous

passionate and loud - so loud or insistent as to demand action

Apoplectic

Overcome with anger, extremely indignant