Vocab 12 List

Obsequious

respect someone to get something out of someone

Equivocate (v)

talk around a subject with high-level words

Aloof (adj)

Standoffish

Diatribe (n)

Forceful and bitter verbal (written) attack

Obstreperous (adj)

Noisy and difficult to control

Esoteric (adj)

Content for a specific audience, not too many people know about it

Deference (n)

humble submission and respect

Torpid (adj)

Lazy, blob, rotting

Espouse (v)

Adopt or support and speak out about it (a belief, a cause, a way of life)

Ogle (v)

Stare at someone you find attractive

Tractable (adj)

manipulate easily (literally or figuratively)

Iconoclast (n)

Someone who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

Levity (n)

Make something serious with respect but with humor

Delineate (v)

Be precise with a concept

Ruminate (v)

Think deeply about something