English Words 1

Spurious

false

odious

repulsive

exonerate

absolve

propitious

favorable

Lassitude

weariness

urbane

elegant

flout

ignore

germane

significant

vilify

critical

rococo

playful

elision

omission of syllables

contraction

shortened form of 2 words

deadbeat

fails to pay

shale

rock

catacomb

underground cemetery

entomologist

zoology

aster

flower

botanist

studies plants

obelisk

monument

philologist

studies historical texts

mastnote

info of publication

ream

unit of paper

mendicant

begging

impecunious

no money

petulant

bad-tempered

compulsive

uncontrollable urge

auger

drilling device

awl

makes small holes

cobbler

repairs footwear

seamstress

mends clothing

mason

repairs structures

proof (alcohol)

measure of alcohol content

octane

component of gasoline

fervor

sincere feeling

ignominiously

shameful manner

magnanimously

noble manner

fortuitously

happy accident

insipid

bland

derided

mock

debilitate

make someone weak

conscientious

person who is careful

gregarious

enjoying company of others

introspection

self conscious thoughts

marginal

minimal quality

prudent

good judgment

contentious

likely to cause argument

mawkish

excessively sentimental

egregious

exceptionally bad

pious

deeply religious

superannuated

too old to be effective

senile

decline in memory

attenuated

weakened

incorrigible

bad habits impossible to change

distrait

absent-minded

tessellated

mosaic pattern

piebald

pattern of unpigmented spots

abortive

failed to achieve

coup d’etat

sudden and violent seizure of government

pique

annoyance

bucolic

countryside

rustic

natural beauty

contrite

deep remorse

penitent

deep sorrow

quorum

minimum members needed for a meeting

repartee

witty replies

retort

witty response

motley

mixture that does not belong together

variegated

marked with different colors