Quack Vocab 1-14

delineate

To describe accurately

nefarious

extremely wicked

vernacular

everyday language

brawn

muscular strength

tout

to publicly brag

enhance

to improve

hindrance

Any person or thing that is an obstacle.

efface

to wipe out

glutton

someone who eats too much

hiatus

a gap, opening, break

querulous

grumpy, grumbly

engender

to produce, cause, or bring about

obliterate

to destroy completely

copious

abundant; plentiful

obscure

difficult to understand; partially hidden

extol

to praise highly

pugnacious

eager to fight

quell

calm; pacify

artisan

a worker skilled in a craft

kindle

to start a fire; ignite; arouse

corroborate

to confirm

amorous

Expressing love or the state of being in love

decorous

proper; in good taste

expedite

to make easy, cause to progress faster

idyllic

naturally peaceful

juxtapose

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

a wise person

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

deride

to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

assail

to attack violently

benevolent

kindly, charitable

scrutinize

to examine closely

histrionic

overly dramatic

didactic

intended to instruct

bucolic

charmingly rural

pretentious

making an extravagant outward show, self-important

gullible

easily deceived

convivial

fond of partying; festive

discreet

careful about what one says or does

discrete

unconnected; separate; distinct

fabricate

to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive

gesticulate

to make gestures, especially when speaking

laud

to praise, to extol

belabor

to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent

reiterate

to say again, repeat

conflagration

a large destructive fire

induce

cause to happen

soporific

sleep-inducing

anarchy

absence of government

strident

loud and harsh

nonchalant

cool and confident, unconcerned

malleable

easy to shape or bend

ludicrous

absurd; ridiculous

abridge

to shorten or condense

lethargic

sluggish, lazy

recondite

difficult to understand; profound

conspicuous

noticeable, stands out

archaic

very old or old-fashioned

imminent

about to happen

predator

an animal that naturally preys on others.

coalesce

to come together

exalt

to glorify

exult

to celebrate

extraneous

irrelevant; unnecessary

incantation

a chant; a recited magical spell

assuage

to soothe, relieve

insuperable

incapable of being overcome

assiduous

hard-working, busy

indulgent

lenient; yielding to desire

avarice

greed; desire for wealth

squander

to waste

penurious

stingy, relating to great poverty

debunk

to prove wrong

eccentric

desicate

to dry out

diverse

different; varied

loquacious

very talkative

maudlin

excessively sentimental

farcical

absurd; ludicrous

vibrant

lively; full of vitality

virulent

extremely poisonous; hateful

contemptuous

showing contempt; scornful

enigma

a puzzle; a mystery

labyrinth

a complicated network of winding passages; a maze

lucid

easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

repudiate

to reject

superficial

near the surface

primordial

formed long ago; primitive

mellifluous

Sweetly flowing or sounding

provinvial

limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded

contrite

feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing

incessant

never stopping, going on all the time

prevaricate

to lie or deviate from the truth

imperceptible

impossible to perceive