Quack Vocab Complete

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

engender

to create; to cause

obliterate

to destroy completely

copious

abundant; plentiful

obscure

dark; unknown

extol

to praise

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

fecund

fertile; productive

sage

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

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

deride

to ridicule

assail

to attack with words or force

benevolent

kind; charitable

scutinize

to examine carefully

histrionic

dramatic

didactic

intended to teach

bucolic

rural

pretentious

making it look

gullible

easily deceived

convivial

festive

discreet

sneaky, unnoticeable

discrete

Distinct, separate

fabricate

to construct a lie

gesticulate

to use gestures; to talk with your hands

laud

to praise

belabor

to repeat a lot

reiterate

(v.) to say again; to repeat

conflagration

(n.) a huge fire; an inferno

induce

(v.) to cause something to happen

soporific

sleep inducing

anarchy

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

strident

shrill

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

lethargy

(n.) sluggishness; laziness

recondite

confusing

conspicuous

(adj) standing out; obvious

archaic

(adj) ancient; outdated

imminent

(adj) just about to happen

predator

(n.) one that preys or destroys

coalesce

(v.) to fuse or unite

exalt

to glorify

exult

to praise

extraneous

(adj.) irrelevant; unnecessary

incantation

(n.) a chant, often as part of a song or the casting of a spell

assuage

to soothe

insuperable

(adj) incapable of being overcome or solved.

assiduous

busy

indulgent

(adj) lenient; yielding to desire

avarice

greed

squander

(v.) to waste

penurious

stingy with money

debunk

(v.) to prove a fact or experiment wrong

eccentric

(adj.) unconventional; a little kooky

desiccate

to dry out

diverse

(adj) different; various.

loquacious

talking too much

maudlin

depressed

farcical

absurd

vibrant

(adj) lively; full of vitality.

virulent

(adj) extremely poisonous; full of hate.

contemptuous

(adj) expressing disdain; showing lack of respect.

enigma

(n) a mystery.

labyrinth

(n) a maze or something similar to a maze.

lucid

(adj) clear; easy to understand.

repudiate

to reject

superficial

(adj) relating to the surface; shallow.

primordial

(adj) formed a long time ago; primitive.

mellifluous

nice to hear

provincial

narrow-minded

contrite

feeling guilt

incessant

(adj) unceasing; never stopping.

prevaricate

to lie

imperceptible

(adj) difficult to perceive by the senses; barely noticeable.