World Lit Vocab - Sem 2

ebullient

joyously unrestrained

querulous

habitually complaining

whimsical

determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity or reason

acrimonious

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

disdain

lack of respect accompanied by feeling of intense dislike

immutable

not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature

bucolic

relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle (country life)

vehement

marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid

transient

lasting a very short time

erudite

having or showing profound knowledge

bombastic

large/lofty in style

languid

lacking spirit or liveliness

conundrum

a difficult problem

palpable

capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt

superfluous

more than is needed, desired, or required

audacious

disposed to venture or take risks (daring)

exacerbate

make worse

desultory

marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another

abstemious

marked by temperance in indulgence

vindicate

show to be right by proving justification or proof

nonchalant

marked with blithe unconcern

debilitate

make weak

opulent

rich and superior in quality

disparate

fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind

hegemony

the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others

voracious

devouring or craving food in great quantities

prolific

intellectually productive

harrowing

extremely painful

intransigent

impervious to please, persuasion, requests, or reason; Inflexible

verbose

using or containing too many words

debacle

a sudden and violent collapse

zealous

marked by active interest and enthusiasm

vindicitive

disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge

aesthetic

concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

sporadic

recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

truculent

defiantly aggressive

ubiquitous

being present everywhere at once

colloquial

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

vigilant

carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger

copious

large in number or quantity

candor

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

lithe

moving and bending with ease

indolent

disinclined to work or exertion (lazy)

feckless

generally incompetent and ineffectual

myriad

a large indefinite number

lucid

transparently clear; easily understandable

boorish

ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

visceral

obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation

chicanery

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

juxtapose

place side by side

duplicity

acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another (deciet)

gregarious

instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others

adroit

quick or skillful or adept in action or thought (clever)

insipid

lacking interest or significance or impact

formidable

extremely impressive in strength or excellence

ineffable

defying expression or description

antonement

the act of making amends for sin or wrongdoing

denigrate

charge falsely or with malicious intent: attack the good name and reputation of someone

fervent

characterized by intense emotion

stringent

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

tumultuous

characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

wary

marked by keen caution and watchful prudence

vitriolic

harsh or corrosive in tone

clandestine

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods (secret)

circumspect

heedful of potential consequences

disparity

inequality or difference in some respect

feasible

capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are (possible)

buttress

a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building

byzantine

of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire

dexterous

skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands

injunction

a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity (restraining order)

inuring

cause to accept or become hardened to: habituate

entreated

ask for or request earnestly

inexorable

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty (stern)

whither

to what place or state

culled

remove something that has been rejected

evinced

give expression to (expressed)

paroxysm

a sudden uncontrollable attack

ameliorate

make better

lineaments

the characteristic parts of a person’s face: eyes, nose,mouth, and chin

caprice

a sudden desire

filial

designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation (offspring related)

aught

a quantity of no importance

chimerical

produced by a wildly fanciful imagination

tyro

someone new to a field or activity

averred

declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true (verify)

preceptor

a teacher or tutor, especially at Cambridge or Oxford

slough

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers (shed)

multifarious

having many aspects

countenance

the appearance conveyed by a person’s face

panegyric

formally expressing praise

dogmatism

the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot (bigotry)

abstruse

difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding

minutiae

a small or minor detail

incipient

only partly n existence; imperfectly formed

incorrigible

impervious to correction by punishment (uncontrollable)

jubilant

full of high-spirited delight

nefarious

extremely wicked

zenith

the highest point (peak)

prodigious

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe