English vocab

gourmand

(n.) someone who is very fond of eating and drinking

torpid

(Adj.) having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling

preternatural

(Adj.) existing outside of nature; exceeding what is natural or regular

fervent

(Adj.) exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling

sanguine

(Adj.) of the complexion, red in the face; optimistic

ignominy

(n.) Deep personal humiliation and disgrace; disgraceful or dishonorable conduct quality or action

forlorn

(Adj.) sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion

propensity

(Adj.) an often intense natural inclination or preference (an urge)

diffident

(Adj.) to be hesitant in acting or speaking due to lack of self

antipathy

(n.) Settled aversion or dislike

bilious

(Adj.) Appearing as if affected by a bilious disorder; of or indicating a peevish, ill

duplicity

(n.) contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action especially the belying of one's true intentions

interloper

(Adj.) one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity

fastidious

(Adj.) having high and often capricious standards (picky)

capricious

(Adj.) impulsive, unpredictable (not thinking)

indefatigable

(Adj.) incapable of being tired out

evince

(v.) to constitute outward evidence of; to display clearly

insuperable

(Adj.) incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved

zenith

(n.) the highest point

nadir

(n.) the lowest point

inscrutable

(Adj.) not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood

poignant

(Adj.) painful affecting the feelings; deeply affecting

trite

(Adj.) hackneyed or boring from much use; not fresh or original

hackneyed

(Adj.) lacking in freshness or originality

gregarious

(Adj.) tending to associate with others of one's kind (sociable)

Neophyte

(n.) a new convert, beginner, novice

gregariously

(Adv.) marked by or indicating a liking for companionship (adv form)

judicious

(Adj.) having, exercising or characterized by sound judgment (good decisions

fortitude

(n.) strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage

vehement

(Adj.) marked by forceful energy (vehemently against/for...)

superfluous

(Adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required or necessary

corroborate

(Adj.) to support with evidence or authority (giving proof of something)

vindictive

(v.) disposed to seek revenge; intent to cause anguish or hurt

Assuage

(n.) to lessen the intensity of something that pains or distresses

charlatan

(n.) one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability (fraud, fake, pretending to have smth they don't)

repartee

(n.) a quick and witty reply; a succession or interchange of clever retorts

soporific

(n.) causing or tending to cause sleep; sleepy; drowsy.

physiognomy

(n.) the facial features (his very _____________ pisses me off, I know I won't like them because of their face)

Supercilious

(Adj.) coolly and patronizingly haughty (patronizing

coquette

(n.) A woman/man who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of someone else

purloin

(v.) to appropriate wrongfully and often by a breach of trust (someone gave me trust and I broke it by stealing from them)

besotted

(Adj.) muddled with drunkenness; infatuated (

pretext

(n.) a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs (lying about a situation)

plebian

(Adj.) of the common people (regular, among the people)

despot

(n.) a person exerting power tyrannically; a ruler with absolute authority

onerous

(Adj.) imposing or constituting a burden (a burden, troublesome)

surreptitious

(Adj.) done, made, or acquired by stealth (have to be sneaky to be done)

mercenary

(n.) a soldier for pay, no patriotism; motivated by money, interested only in the money

dichotomy

(n.) a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities

stoic

(n.) a person who does not show passion, no pain, emotion (no crying when in pain)

stocial

(Adj.) not affected by or showing passion or feeling especially pain

indigent

(Adj.) totally lacking in specified, like money (mentally __________

scruple

(n.) an ethical consideration or principle that inhibits action (not cheating on a test because it's wrong)

scrupulous

(Adj.) having moral integrity: acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper; painstaking very exacting (super careful)

eschew

(v.) to avoid habitually, especially on moral or practical grounds (avoiding things if they cause you harm or because you don't like them)

carte blanche

(n.) full discretionary power (full power to choose what I want)

respite

(n.) a period of temporary delay or an interval of rest or relief

corpulent

(Adj.) having a large bulky body, fat (walruses are corpulent)

avaricious

(Adj.) greedy; excessively acquisitive

avarice

(n.) excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain

maudlin

(Adj.) weakly and effusively sentimental (overdoing it, sometimes drunk)

tractable

(Adj.) capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled; obedient (positive thing, fast learner)

intractable

(Adj.) not easily governed, managed, or directed

austere

(Adj.) a stern and cold appearance or manner; morally strict; markedly simple or unadorned

espostulate

(v.) to reason earnestly with a person of purposes of dissuasion

miserly

(Adj.) meaning grasping and stingy (no sharing) (opposite: generous)

schadenfreude

(n.) enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others

stipulate

(v.) to demand an express term in an agreement (to agree with conditions)

trepidation

(n.) timorous, uncertain agitation fear (nervous fear for something)

solicitude

(n.) the state of being concerned and anxious; attentive care and protectiveness (when you are sick your mom cares for you)

effrontery

(n.) shameless boldness

acquiesce

(v.) to accept, submit, or comply tacitly or passively (accept without any fuss)

contempt

(n.) the art of despising (look down on something); the state of mind of one who despises

contemptuous

(Adj.) manifesting, feeling, or expressing contempt

contemptible

(Adj.) worthy of contempt

tacit

(Adj.) expressed or carried without words or speech (communicating with your eyes or smth)

insipid

(Adj.) lacking taste or savor; lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge (no flavor or anything interesting)

raucous

(Adj.) disagreeably harsh or strident; boisterously disorderly (loud or unpleasant noise)

ensconce

(v.) to shelter or conceal (hide safely and secretly)

prostrate

(Adj.) lying face down

supine

(Adj.) lying face up

faux pas

(n.) false step, a social blunder (messing up your words and speech)

ruminate

(v.) to go over in the mind often casually and repeatedly (think about a lot)

zeal

(n.) eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something (passionate, good thing)

zealous

(Adj.) marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal (less good, overdoing it)

zealot

(n.) a fanatical partisan (obsessive, not a good thing)

flag

(v.) to become unsteady, feeble, or spiritless (depressed); to decline in interest, attraction, or value

efficacy

(n.) the power to produce an effect (lost ________ = lost power)

milquetoast

(n.) a timid, meek, or unassertive person

rancor

(n.) bitter deep

sycophant

(n.) a servile self

sordid

(Adj.) marked by baseness or grossness (vile, dirty, filthy)

volatile

(Adj.) tending to erupt into violence, explosive; characterized by subject to rapid or unexpected change (quick to anger)

chasten

(v.) to correct by punishment or suffering (a bad experience that changed you)

sacrilege

(n.) gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing (disrespecting something religious or sacred)

exult

(v.) to leap for joy; to be extremely joyful

nondescript

(Adj.) lacking distinctive or interesting qualities; dull or drab (plain, uninteresting)

acrimonious

(Adj.) caustic biting or rancorous especially in speech, feeling, or manner (very bitter, negative)

desecrate

(v.) to violate the sanctity (sacred); to treat disrespectfully, irreverently or outrageously

draconian

(Adj.) hard, severe, cruel