skibidi ria's vocab

ARTIFICE

Clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.

PURGE

To rid of whatever is undesirable.

PHLEGMATIC

Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.

SPLENETIC

Bad-tempered, spiteful.

MELANCHOLY

A deep, persistent sadness.

SANGUINE

Cheerfully optimistic; hopeful.

CHOLERIC

Easily angered; bad-tempered.

RHETORIC

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

REDUNDANT

Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.

STRUMPET

A female prostitute or promiscuous woman.

SYCOPHANT

A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.

UNCTUOUS

Excessively flattering or ingratiating; oily.

CONDONE

To accept and allow behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive to continue.

PRAGMATIC

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically; practical.

AUSPICIOUS

Conducive to success; favorable.

PERQUISITE

A thing regarded as a special right or privilege.

STOIC

A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.

HACKNEYED

Lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal.

JADED

Tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something.

JEJUNE

Naive, simplistic, and superficial.

SOLIPSIST

A person who believes that only their own mind is sure to exist.

TRITE

Overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality.

HAMARTIA

A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.

HUBRIS

Excessive pride or self-confidence.

ITINERANT

Travelling from place to place.

MAWKISH

Excessively sentimental.

AMELIORATE

To make something better or improve.

SUPERFICIAL

Existing or occurring at or on the surface.

EGREGIOUS

Remarkably bad; shocking.

FASTIDIOUS

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

EPHEMERAL

Lasting for a very short time.

VACILLATE

To waver between different opinions or actions.

APOCRYPHAL

Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

FEISTY

Lively, spirited, and aggressive.

ALTRUISTIC

Showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others.

PROLEPSIS

The anticipation of possible future events.

OFFICIOUS

Assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters.

INNATE

Inborn, natural.

CRYPTIC

Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.

BANAL

So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

SCRUTINIZE

To examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

CONDESCEND

To show feelings of superiority.

PHILANTHROPY

The desire to promote the welfare of others.

AGGRAVATE

To make a problem or injury worse or more serious.

ANXIOUS

Experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness.

STENTORIAN

Extremely loud.

TACITURN

Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

CHRONIC

Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.

PRECLUDE

To prevent from happening.

PRODIGAL

Spending money or resources freely and recklessly.

LANGUID

Weak or faint from illness or fatigue.

HYPOCRITICAL

Behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.

ENERVATE

To weaken or drain of energy.

DISPARAGE

To regard or represent as being of little worth.

CUPIDITY

Greed for money or possessions.

APATHY

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

AUGMENT

To make something greater by adding to it.

RETICENT

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.

INCOHERENT

Expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way.

HERESY

Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine.

IMPORTUNE

To ask someone pressingly and persistently for or to do something.

EXTOL

To praise enthusiastically.

ENIGMA

A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.

PROVINCIAL

Limited in perspective; narrow.

REPUDIATE

To refuse to accept or be associated with.

SHIBBOLETH

A custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular group of people.

RELEGATE

To assign to a lower position.

DOGMATIC

Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

ADAMANT

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.

INDOLENT

Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

NIHILISM

The rejection of all religious and moral principles.

ASCETIC

Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence.

ELUCIDATE

To make something clear; explain.

COMPLACENT

Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

NEFARIOUS

Wicked or criminal.

GERMANE

Relevant to a subject under consideration.

REPREHENSIBLE

Deserving censure or condemnation.

MITIGATE

To make less severe, serious, or painful.

IMMUTABLE

Unchanging over time or unable to be changed.

HEDONIST

A person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important goal of life.

INSIPID

Lacking flavor or interest.

DIGRESS

To leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.

INCONGRUOUS

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.

ESOTERIC

Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge.

AMBIVALENT

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something.

ATROPHY

The wasting away or decrease in size of an organ or tissue.

ENGENDER

To cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition.

PROFOUND

Very great or intense.

CONGENIAL

Pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own.

ABATE

To become less intense or widespread.

ACRIMONIOUS

Angry and bitter.

INDIFFERENT

Having no particular interest or concern.

OBJECTIVE

Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

REVERE

To feel deep respect or admiration for something.

DISCRIMINATE

To recognize a distinction; differentiate.

DENOUNCE

To publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

CANDID

Truthful and straightforward; frank.

DISCERN

To perceive or recognize.

DISDAIN

The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect.

ABSTRACT

Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.