Vocabulary

Indelible

(adj.) Impossible to erase or forget; lasting; memorable

Veracious

(adj.) Always telling the truth

Emulous

(adj.) Wanting to be better than others

Perspicacious

(adj.) Able to judge quickly and accurately what people and situations are really like

Assiduous

(adj.) Hard-working, diligent

Reticence

(n.) Being quiet and not sharing thoughts easily

Indolent

(adj.) Unmotivated or not trying

Meretricious

(adj.) Attractive on the surface but having, in reality, no value or substance

Sedulous

(adj.) Working hard and never giving up

Phlegmatic

(adj.) Calm and not easily emotional or angry

Ineffable

(adj.) Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

Prattle

(v.) Talk about insignificant things for a long time

Ameliorate

(v.) To make a bad situation better

Equanimous

(adj.) Calm and in control of emotions

Trepidation

(n.) A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen

Enouement

(n.) The bittersweet emotion of standing in the present and wishing you could reassure your past self about the future

Sonsie

(adj.) Having a pleasing, curvy body

Sententiously

(adv.) In a way that is self-righteous or excessively moralizing

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

(adj.) Extraordinarily wonderful or fantastic, often used humorously

Nodus Tollens

(n.) The realization that your life’s story doesn’t make sense to you anymore

Liberosis

(n.) The wish to let go of worries and stop caring so much

Hemidemisemiquaver

(n.) A sixty-fourth note in music

Callow

(adj.) Inexperienced or immature

Seraphic

(adj.) Angelic, sweet

Garrulous

(adj.) Talking a lot, especially about things that are not important

Cathexis

(n.) Investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea

Esoteric

(adj.) Understood by only a select few

Amorously

(adv.) In a loving or romantic way

Edify

(v.) To improve someone’s mind or character

Inure

(v.) To become immune to unpleasant events or situations

Dauntless

(adj.) Not afraid of anything

Pulchritude

(n.) Physical beauty

Jaded

(adj.) Tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm because of overexposure or overindulgence

Pernicious

(adj.) Extremely destructive or harmful

Apperceptive

(adj.) Understanding new things by comparing to past experiences

Jouska

(n.) The mental habit of rehearsing or imagining conversations that never actually occur

Meliorism

(n.) The belief that the world can be improved by human effort

Lionize

(v.) To treat someone as very important

Perfidious

(adj.) Disloyal, unfaithful

Imbrue

(v.) To make something wet

Sanguine

(adj.) Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult or uncertain situation

Continence

(n.) Self-control over desires and actions

Flibbertigibbet

(n.) A frivolous or flighty person who is easily distracted

Poppycock

(n.) Nonsense or foolishness

Nadir

(n.) The lowest point or worst moment of something

Arcane

(adj.) Unknown to most people

Imperturbability

(n.) Staying calm and confident

Enrapture

(v.) To make someone feel very happy

Ataraxia

(n.) A state of serene calmness, free from emotional disturbance or worry

Presentient

(adj.) Feeling something before it happens

Lovelorn

(adj.) Feeling sad and lonely because of unrequited love

Comely

(adj.) Attractive, beautiful

Fugacious

(adj.) Lasting for a very short time

Diffident

(adj.) Shy, quiet, modest

Prevaricator

(n.) A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly

Fervid

(adj.) Very emotional or passionate

Impetuous

(adj.) Done quickly without thought

Abstruse

(adj.) Hard to comprehend

Latitudinarian

(n.) An open-minded and tolerant person

Hiraeth

(n.) A deep longing for a place that no longer exists or never was