GCSE ENGLISH LANG AMBITIOUS VOCAB 2

abberation

exception

abhor

detest, hate

amiable

friendly

appease

to satisfy

brazen

clear, obvious

brusque

abrupt, blunt

callous

harsh, cold, insensitive

candour

honesty, frankness

coerce

to force

coherent

intelligible

confidant

someone entrusted with another's secrets

cynical

believes in the worst of others

demure

quiet, modest, reserved

deride

to laugh mockingly, scorn

diligent

showing care in doing one's work

elated

Feeling or expressing great happiness or triumph

eloquent

expressive, moving, persuasive, especially in speech

embezzle

to steal money

empathy

sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own

fabricate

to make up, invent

feral

wild, savage

fractious

troublesome, irritable

haughty

arrogant, disdainfully proud

impeccable

flawless, exemplary

impertinent

rude, insolent

impudent

rude, insolent

indolent

lazy

inhibit

to stop, prevent

insatiable

impossible to satisfy

insular

narrow-minded, closed off

jubilant

joyful

meticulous

extremely careful with detail

modicum

a small amount

morose

gloomy, sullen

myriad

consisting of a very great number

nadir

the lowest point, bottom

oblivious

lack of awareness of something

obsequious

excessively compliant

plethora

abundance, excess

quaint

old-fashioned

rash

hasty, incautious, careless

rife

abundant

serendipity

luck

vociferous

loud, boisterous

zenith

a highest point or state

sonorous

full, deep, or rich in sound

ethereal

heavenly

illicit

illegal