Unknown Words - ELA Quack Vocab 1-10

delineate

to describe accurately

vernacular

everyday speech; the language spoken in a particular region or by a group of people

tout

to publicly brag; to attempt to sell something in an aggressive way

efface

to erase; to rub out

hiatus

a break; vacation

querulous

grumbling; grumpy

engender

to create; to cause

extol

to praise highly

pugnacious

eager to fight

decorous

proper; in good taste

idyllic

naturally peaceful

volatile

highly unstable; explosive

distend

to swell; to expand

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

deride

to ridicule; to criticize or insult; critical or insulting

assail

to attack with words or force

didactic

intended to teach; morally instructive

bucolic

charmingly rural

convivial

fond of partying; festive

laud

to praise; to applaud

belabor

to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent

soporific

causing sleep; very boring

strident

shrill; high-pitched

abridge

to shorten or condense

recondite

hard to understand; over one’s head

coalesce

to fuse or unite

exalt

to glorify; to bring something to the status of God

exult

to celebrate

extraneous

irrelevant; unnecessary

assuage

to soothe; to relieve

insuperable

incapable of being overcome or solved

assiduous

hardworking; busy

avarice

greed; excessive desire for riches

penurious

stringy; wanting to hold onto one’s money; relating to great poverty

dessicate

to dry out

loquacious

talking too much or a lot

maudlin

wallowing In self-pity

farcical

absurd; ridiculous

virulent

extremely poisonous; full of hate

lucid

clear; easy to understand

repudiate

to reject; to disown; to renounce

melliflous

sweetly flowing; musical; pleasant to hear

provincial

limited in outlook; narrow-minded; unsophisticated

contrite

admitting feeling guilt

prevaricate

to deviate from the truth