Vocabulary Expansion Study

Amity

A friendly relationship between people.

Ambiguous

Unclear or confusing.

Acrid

Having an irrationally strong and unpleasant taste or smell.

Aghast

Filled with horror or shock.

Appall

Causing shock; horrific; awful.

Accolade

An award and praise given to honor someone, acknowledging their accomplishments.

Admonish

Warn or advise someone of something; scold; encourage.

Amble

Walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.

Adversity

Difficulties; misfortune.

Accentuate

Make more noticeable or prominent.

Arduous

Difficult and tiring.

Berate

Scold or criticize someone angrily.

Benevolent

Desire to do goods to others; goodwill.

Malevolent

Wishing evil or harm to another or others; hostile.

Brusquely

In a way that is quick and slightly rude.

Conventional

Traditional and ordinary; acceptable standards.

Cultivate

To develop; prepare.

Conscientious

Wishing to do what is right; in a thorough and responsible way; diligent.

Concede

Admit something is true or valid after first denying or resisting.

Concise

Expressing an idea in a few words, or getting straight to the point. (Antonym of precise.)

Chastise

Reprimand severely; berate.

Chortle

Laugh in a breathy way; chuckle.

Cacophony

Inharmonious mixture of sounds; noisy.

Contrived

Created or arranged in a way that seems artificial; unrealistic; fake.

Compensation

Something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.

Conceit

Excessively proud of oneself; boastful.

Cascade

To fall, pour, or rush (ex: water, information, etc.)

Contempt

The feeling that a person or things is worthless; loathing.

Condescend

Behavior that suggest superiority to others; snobby.

Conspicuous

Easily noticeable or attracting attention.

Calamity

An unexpected undesirable event; often physically injurious.

Detrimental

Tending to cause harm.

Dismal

Dreary; miserable.

Disheveled

Untidy; disordered.

Discernment

The ability to judge well.

Entwine

Wind or twist together.

Elated

Extremely happy and excited, often because something has happened or been achieved.

Enticing

Attractive; alluring.

Enigma

Mysterious or difficult to understand.

Eloquently

Having or showing clear and forceful expression; articulate.

Excursion

A short trip to some place; expedition.

Expedient

Doing what is convenient rather than what is morally right; desirability.

Enmity

A feeling of strong dislike or hate; intense hostility.

Eccentric

Unconventional and slightly strange; unusual.

Elucidate

Make something clear; explain.

Frivolous

Not having any serious purpose or value.

Futile

Not making any progress; pointless.

Fluctuate

Rising and falling irregularly in number or amount.

Fritter

Waste time, money, or energy on trifling matter.

Trivial

Of little value or importance.

Gloating

Expressing great satisfaction because of your own success or someone else’s failure.

Haughty

Acting arrogant and snobby.

Importunate

Very persistent in request; annoying demands.

Irrefragable

Unable to disprove or deny; irrefutable.

Illegible

Not clear enough to read.

Impetuous

Acting or done quickly and without thought or care; hasty.

Intricate

Very complicated or detailed.

Imperious

Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.

Lethargy

A lack of energy and enthusiasm; lack of motivation.

Myriad

A countless or extremely great number.

Momentous

Of great importance or significance; consequential.

Meander

Wander at random; unclear direction.

Maunder

Talk in a rambling matter.

Morose

A gloomy ill-tempered feeling; sulky.

Muse

1. A source of inspiration for somone/2. Be absorbed in thought; say to oneself in a thoughtful manner.

Meticulous

Very careful and precise.

Ornery

Stubborn.

Oscillate

Move or swing back and forth at a regular pace.

Obstinate

Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion.

Ostensibly

Appearing or claiming to be one thing when it is really something else; supposedly.

Omniscient

Knowing everything.

Pensive

Engaged in deep, often melancholy, thought.

Pandemonium

Wild and noisy; uproar.

Protruding

Sticking out.

Propogate

Spread or promote an idea.

Prestigious

A person very much respected and admired; having high status.

Pinnacle

The most successful point; peak.

Prejudice

A statement that is not based on reason or actual experience; bias.

Perilous

Dangerous; risky.

Precipice

A very steep cliff.

Perpetuate

Last indefinitely; continue; preserve.

Pilfer

Steal something; thieve.

Plausible

Believable or reasonable; logical.

Prevalent

Widespread or common; in general use.

Promiscuous

Being in multiple casual sexual relationships yet not committed to one.

Quip

A sarcastic remark; witty comment.

Resonate

Expressing a deep connection or agreement with an idea, person, or situation.

Rivet

Fastened securely in place.

Remnant

A small quantity of something.

Rectify

To make right or fix.

Repugnance

Intense disgust; loathing.

Reap

To gather; obtain.

Rigorous

Extremely severe or stern; strict.

Rigid

Difficult to bend or move; inflexible.

Sagacious

Intelligent; showing good judgement.

Sodden

Soaking wet.

Sublime

Of such excellence; impressive.

Saunter

Walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort; amble.

Sashay

Walk in a exaggerated, with the hips and shoulders, but in a casual manner.

Sidle

To move close to someone in a quiet or secretive way.