2023 VOCAB

Tedious

adj. boring and tiring, esp. because long or often repeated

Impediment

n. something that makes progress, movement, or achieving something difficult or impossible; hinderance, obstruction, obstacle, barrier

Tepid

adj. not very good or strong; unenthusiastic

Quiescent

adj. temporarily quiet and not active; inactive, dormant

Consortium

n. a group of companies or people with the same goal who are working together to achieve that goal

Deleterious

adj. harmful, detrimental; “… effect”

Tacit

adv. understood without being expressed directly; implied, hinted, implicit

Precarious

adj. in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly; insecure, unreliable, unstable

Imperil

v. to put something or someone at risk or in danger of being harmed or destroyed; endanger, jeopardise

Trumpeted

v. to announce or talk about something proudly to a lot of people

Convulse

v. to (cause to) shake violently with sudden uncontrolled movements; shudder

Proliferate

v. to increase greatly in number or amount, usually quickly; escalate, burgeon

Beleaguered

adj. having a lot of problems, difficulties or strong criticism

Repatriate

v. to send or bring someone, money or property, back to the country they came from

Deterring

adj. the action or the fact of deterring people from doing something; discourage, dissuade

Domiciliation

n. the act of making a particular country your legal home or place of business

Mitigate

v. to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad; alleviate, diminish, lessen

Exorbitant

adj. (of prices and demands) much too large

Riotous

adj. very loud and uncontrolled, and full of energy; funny, hysterical, rowdy

Supercilious

adj. behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important; arrogant, sneering, conceited, disdainful

Facetious

adj. not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever

Peremptory

adj. expecting to be obeyed immediately and without any questions; authoritative, commanding, abrupt

Fatalistic

adj. believing that people cannot change the way events will happen and that events, especially bad ones, cannot be avoided

Blasphemy

n. something that you say or do that shows you do not respect God or a religion

Vie/vying

v. to compete with other people to achieve or get something

Poised

adj. ready to move, or prepared and waiting for something to happen; showing very calm and controlled behaviour

Confound

v. to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation

Curtail

v. to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something

Supplant

v. to replace; supersede

Taciturn

(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech;

tending not to speak much; untalkative, quiet

Axiomatic

adj. obviously true and therefore not needing to be proved; self evident, undeniable

Impervious

adj. not influenced, affected, hurt, or damaged; unaffected, invulnerable

Conversant

adj. familiar with, having experience of, or knowing; abreast; acquainted with

Mired

adj. \`to be involved in a difficult situation, especially for a long period of time

Prevaricate

v. to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think

Equivocate

v. to speak in a way that is intentionally not clear and confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth

Self aggrandisement

n. the practice of doing or saying things to make yourself seem more powerful or important; narcissism, self absorption

Fraught

adj. full of unpleasant things such as problems or dangers

Pragmatic

adj. dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations; realistic, practical

Coalesce

v. to combine into a single group or thing

Egregious

adj. extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable; shocking, appalling

Deviance

n. the quality of not being usual, and of being generally considered to be unacceptable

Calamitous

Causing great damage or suffering; disastrous, catastrophic

Levy

Impose or raise a tax

Stymie

To prevent from making progress

Fabled

Famous, well-known, especially by reputation

Complacent

In a way that shows you are very satisfied with your own abilities or situation and do not feel you need to try any harder

Affinity

A likeness, a natural relationship, an attraction to, especially because of shared characteristics

Corollary

(n.) A proposition that follows from one already proven; a natural consequence or result; (adj.) resultant or consequent

Overture

(n.) An opening move toward negotiation or action; a proposal or offer; an introductory section or part

Capacious

Having a lot of space and able to contain a lot

Captious

Tending to find fault or raise petty objections. Often expressing criticisms about matters that are not important

Indictment

The act of accusing; a formal accusation, also a reason for giving blame

Pugnacious

Wanting to start an argument or fight, or expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully

Defiant

Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; not willing to accept criticism or disapproval

Insular

(adj.) Interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign ideas

Epitomize

To be a perfect example of a quality or type of thing

Bereft

Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

Lurid

(especially of a description) shocking because involving violence, sex, or immoral activity

Probative

Tending to prove something; affording proof or evidence.

Reinvigorate

v. to make something stronger, or more exciting or successful again

Scant

adj. not enough; barely enough; marked by a small or insufficient amount

Acrimonious

Full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling

Stifling

adj. preventing something from happening; extremely hot and unpleasant

Extrapolate

To use existing information to discover what is likely to happen or be true in the future

Revelry

The activity of a noisy party or other celebration

Venerate

To honour or very much respect a person or thing

Seditious

Intending to persuade other people to oppose their government

Obstinate

unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says

Spate

(n) sudden outpouring or rush; flood

Deter

To prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for that person to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it

Sedentary

adj. Involving little exercise or physical activity

Eloquent

adj. Giving a clear, strong message; well spoken; expressive

Indignant

adj. Angry because of something that is wrong or not fair(unfair treatment, unjust)

Lucrative

adj. Producing much money or making a large profit

Obsolete

adj. Not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better

Dawdle

v. To waste time; to be idle; be slow

Perpetuity

The state or quality of lasting forever.

Tenuous

adj. Lacking clarity or sharpness; weak, unimportant, or in doubt

Metastasize

The process by which cancer spreads to other parts of the body and cause tumours to grow there

Insidious

Gradually and secretly causing harm; intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

Interminable

Continuing for too long and therefore boring or annoying; endless

Futile

adj. Achieving no result; not effective or successful; fruitless, pointless

Harrowing

Extremely upsetting/distressing because connected with suffering

Idiosyncrasy

n. A strange or unusual habit/way of behaving/feature that someone or something has

Entrench

v. To firmly establish something, especially an idea or a problem, so that it cannot be changed

Irreparably

adv. In a way that is impossible to repair or make right again

Vigilant

adj. Being very careful to notice things, esp. signs of danger; alert

Incandescent

adj. extremely good, special, or skilled; showing extreme anger or happiness
adj. producing a bright light; extremely bright

Perilous

adj. extremely dangerous; imminent risk, precarious, trecherous, vulnerable

Seismic

adj. having very great and damaging effects

Imperceptible

adj. unable to be noticed or felt because of being very slight

Longevity

n. remaining popular or useful for a long time; long life, long duration

Indiscriminate

not showing careful choice, thought or planning

Torrential

adj. used to refer to very heavy rain

Vehemently

adv. in a strong and emotional way

Bifurcation

n. the division of something into two branches or parts

Anecdotal

adj. based on reports or things someone saw rather than on proven facts

Redolent

adj. smelling strongly of something or having qualities (especially smells) that make you think of something else

Filch

v. to steal something of little value