Dempsey 24-25 Vocabulary (Cumulative)

Puerile - (adj.)

Childish, silly, immature

Ingenuous - (adj.)

Honest, open, naive

(To) Utter - (v.)

To speak

(To) Obliterate - (v.)

Wipe out or destroy completely

(To) Retort - (v.)

To answer back

Indignant - (adj.)

Outrage to unfair treatment

Garbed - (v.)

Wear/Dress in distinctive clothes

Puckish - (adj.)

Given to mischievous, playful

Waggish - (adj.)

Given to mischievous, playful

Fey - (adj.)

Having magical powers

Egregious - (adj.)

Outstandingly bad, terrible

Lame - (adj.)

Weak

Vapid - (adj.)

Dull, boring

Barbs - (n.)

Taunts, insults

Sagacious - (adj.)

Wise, intelligent, knowledgeable

Mutely - (adv.)

Without sound, silent

Clamor - (n.)

Discordant sounds

(To) Regale - (v.)

To tell in an entertaining way

Eloquent - (adj.)

Well spoken, expressive

(To) Emanate - (v.)

To flow from, to give off

(To) Protrude - (v.)

To stick out

(To) Discombobulate - (v.)

To be confused

Exasperating - (adj.)

Frustrating, irritating

Tittered - (v.)

Laugh, giggle

(To) Deter - (v.)

To prevent, stop, discourage

Insipid - (adj.)

Dull, bland, boring

(To) Jibe - (n.)

To tease, to taunt

Loped - (v.)

Smooth/flowing walk

Malevolent - (adj.)

Evil, intending harm

Odious - (adj.)

Wildly unlikeable, repulsive, unpleasant

Dapper - (adj.)

Sharp dressed, well put together

Pulchritudinous - (adj.)

Physically beautiful, attractive, gorgeous

Derided - (v.)

Taunt, ridicule, mock

Nemesis - (n.)

Enemy, rival

Reek - (n.)

Bad smell, stink

Wafted - (v.)

Float through the air

Putrescent - (adj.)

Disgusting, rotting, degrading

Misdeed - (n.)

To do the wrong thing

Culpability - (n.)

Responsibility for, guilty of, accept the blame

Sycophants - (n.)

A person who flatters to gain

Cohorts - (n.)

Grouping of people (share something in common)

Epithets - (n.)

Abusive language (curse words)

Ominously - (adv.)

Threatening, frightening, signaling something bad will happen

Bravado - (n.)

False sense of courage

Infuriate - (v.)

To make very angry

Putrid - (adj.)

Disgusting, unpleasant, repulsive.

Jocose - (adj.)

Playfully humorous; in a positive way

Alacrity - (n.)

A cheerful readiness to help or do something

Sultry - (adj.)

Hot + humid / hot in an attractive way (both def)

(To) Simmer - (v.)

Low boil

(To) Amble - (v.)

Walking leisurely

Ebony - (n.)

Black

Virtuous - (adj.)

High moral standards, moral excellence

Bailiwick - (n.)

Area of interest or expertise

Haiku - (n.)

3 line poem 5-7-5

Insufferable - (adj.)

To suffer, can't stand it, unable to tolerate

Rejoined - (v.)

Replying, responding (conversation)

Portals - (n.)

Doorway, entrance

Lingered - (v.)

Slow + reluctance to leave.

Dejection - (n.)

State of depression

Intolerable - (adj.)

Can't stand it, unbearable

(To) Reiterate - (v.)

To say again, repeat

Diffidently - (adv.)

Unsure, shy, uncertain

Earnestly - (abv.)

Genuine, sincere

Noisome - (adj.)

offensive smell, really bad smell

Sniggered - (v.)

secretive laugh, hidden laugh

(To) Emit - (v.)

to send out

(To) Garble - (v.)

distorted, confused, hard to understand

Incoherently - (adv.)

in a way that is unclear or difficult to understand

(To) Perceive - (v.)

to become aware of or interpret something through the senses

Amicable - (adj.)

friendly, easy to get along with

Melodious - (adj.)

sweet sounding, pleasing to the ear

(To) Ponder - (v.)

think about, consider

Scintillating - (adj.)

interesting, impressive, engaging

Omnipresent - (adj.)

always there

Despicable - (adj.)

evil, contemptible, do morally wrong things

Automaton - (n.)

robot

witty - (adj.)

clever, quick to understand, amusing

(To) Griped - (v.)

complain, moan, whine

Arduous - (adj.)

difficult, hard, heavy, burdensome

Incessant - (adj.)

non-stop, constant

(To) Predicted - (v.)

to foresee, to anticipate

Eerie - (adj.)

creepy, strange, scary

promptly - (adverb)

quickly, expediently

a plethora of - (adj)

many options, a lot

To assess - (v.)

to determine something

astute - (adj)

clever, witty

To manifest - (v.)

to display, show itself

mirth - (n)

merriment, state of joy, laughter

to speculate - (v)

form theory, educated guess

superlative - (adj)

highest quality

devoid - (adj)

lacking, not having

vision - (n)

sense of imagination, open perspective

mused

to ponder, think

to disregard - (v)

to dismiss, to ignore

arduous - (adj)

difficult, challenging

malicious - (adj)

intending harm, bad, evil

bibliophilic

relating to books

otiose

useless, not serving a certain function

comeliness - (n)

attractive