Quack vocab 1-4

lethargy

sluggishness; laziness

recondite

hard to understand; over one's head

conspicuous

standing out; obvious

archaic

ancient; outdated

imminent

just about to happen

predator

one that preys or destroys

coalesce

to fuse or unite

exalt

to glorify

exult

to celebrate

extraneous

irrelevant; unnecessary

incantation

a chant

assuage

to soothe; to relieve

insuperable

incapable of being overcome or solved

assiduous

hardworking, busy

indulgent

lenient; yielding to desire

avarice

greed; excessive desire for riches

squander

to waste

penurious

stingy; related to great poverty

debunk

to prove wrong

eccentric

unconvential, a little kooky

bucolic

charmingly rural

pretentious

making ridiculuos claims

gullible

easily deceived

convivial

fond of partying; festive

discreet

sneaky, unnoticeable

discrete

unconnected; seperate; distincly different

fabricate

to lie

gesticulate

to make gestures, especially while speaking

laud

to praise, to applaud

belabor

to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extend

reiterate

to say again; to repeat

conflagration

a huge fire; inferno

induce

cause to happen

soporific

causing sleep; very boring

anarchy

lawlessness; an absebce of government or control

strident

shrill; high pitched

nonchalant

not showing any concern or worry

malleable

easly to shape or bend

ludicrous

absurd; ridiculous

abridge

to shorten or condense

Delineate

To describe accurately.

Nefarious

Extreme wickedness.

Vernacular

Everyday speech; slang.

Brawn

Muscular strength.

Tout

To publicly brag.

Enhance

To intensify; improve.

Hindrance

To slow or impede the progress of.

Efface

To erase; to rub out.

Glutton

Someone who comsumes too much food or drink.

Hiatus

A break or vacation.

Querulous

Grumbling; grumpy.

Engender

To create, to cause.

Obliterate

To destroy completely.

Copious

Abundant, plentiful.

Obscure

Dark, unknown; hard to understand.

Extol

To praise highly.

Pugnacious

Eager to fight.

Quell

To calm, pacify.

Artisian

A person who is skillful with his/her hands.

Kindle

To start a fire; ignite; arouse.

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

incandescent

brilliant, giving off heat or light

exasperate

to annoy thoroughly

discordant

lacking harmony or agreement

volatile

highly unstable, explosive

distend

to swell, expand

fecund

fertile, productive

sage

a wiseman, to be wise through experience and reflection

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

deride

to ridicule

assail

to attack with words or force

benevolent

generous, kind

scrutinize

to examine very carefully

histrionic

overly dramatic

didactic

intended to teach, morally instructive