Vocabulary Flashcards: Advanced English Words and Definitions

phony

fake; not genuine; not honest

ostracize

to exclude; to make an outcast

qualms

worries; doubts

compulsory

required; mandatory; obligatory

exhibitionist

a person who behaves in ways intended to attract attention or show off

unscrupulous

conscienceless; unaffected by principles of right and wrong

pacifist

peace-lover; someone opposed to violence

lavish

extravagant

conscientious

guided by principle; careful and hardworking

unanimous

in complete agreement

incognito

with concealed identity

nonchalant

casual; laid-back

atheist

one who does not believe in God

bourgeois

middle-class

blasé

indifferent or bored; unimpressed

boisterous

noisily jolly or rowdy

halitosis

a condition of having bad-smelling breath

enlightening

tending to increase knowledge

sacrilegious

against religion

digression

movement away from the central point

pedagogical

related to teaching

innumerable

countless

tiff

argument; disagreement

immaterial

of little importance

suave

smoothly polite

château

large country house

inane

pointless; lacking significance

foyer

a lobby or entry hall

harrowing

extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous

infinitely

endlessly