Quack vocab 1-6

delineate

To describe accurately

nefarious

Extremely wicked

vernacular

everyday speech; language spoken in particular region

brawn

muscular strength

tout

to publicly brag

enhance

to intensify; to improve

hindrance

an obstacle in the way of something

efface

to erase; to rub out

glutton

someone who consumes too much food or drink.

hiatus

a break or vacation

querulous

grumpy; grumbling

engender

to create; to cause

obliterate

to destroy completely

copious

abundant; plentiful

obscure

dark; unknown

extol

to praise highly

pugnacious

eager to fight

quell

to calm; to pacify

artisan

a person who is skilled with his/her hands

kindle

to start a fire; arouse; ignite

corroborate

to confirm; to back up with evidence

amorous

feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense

decorous

proper, in good taste

expedite

to speed up the progress of

idyllic

naturally peaceful

juxtapose

to place side by side for comparison

incandescent

brilliant; giving off heat or light

exasperate

to annoy thoroughly

discordant

lacking harmony or agreement

volatile

highly unstable; explosive

distend

expand; swell out

fecund

fertile; productive

sage

(adj.) wise; (n.) a very wise person

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

deride

to ridicule; to securitize; to insult

assail

to attack with words or force

benevolent

kind; charitable

scutinize

to examine carefully

histrionic

overly dramatic, theatrical

didactic

intended to teach

bucolic

charmingly rural

pretentious

making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction

gullible

easily deceived

convivial

fond of partying; festive

discreet

sneaky, unnoticeable

discrete

Distinct, separate

fabricate

to construct a lie

gesticulate

to use gestures; to talk with your hands

laud

to praise; to applaud

belabor

to go over repeatedly to an absurd amount

reiterate

(v.) to say again; to repeat

conflagration

(n.) a huge fire; an inferno

induce

(v.) to cause something to happen

soporific

(adj) causing sleep; very boring

anarchy

(n.) lawlessness; an absence of government or control

strident

(adj.) shrill; high-pitched

nonchalant

(adj.) not showing any concern or worry

malleable

(adj.) easy to shape or bend

ludicrous

(adj.) absurd; ridiculous

abridge

(v.) to shorten or condense