Term 3 Vocabulary - All Words

anomaly

a thing, situation, etc. that is different from what is normal or expected

gregarious

liking to be with other people

capricious

showing sudden changes in attitude or behavior

fiasco

something that does not succeed, often in a way that makes people feel embarrassed

idyllic

peaceful and beautiful; perfect, without problems

malinger

to pretend to be ill, especially in order to avoid work

acrimony

angry bitter feelings or words

abscond

to escape from a place that you are not allowed to leave without permission OR to leave secretly and take with you something, especially money, that does not belong to you

brogue

the accent that somebody has when they are speaking, especially the accent of Irish or Scottish speakers of English

brusque

using very few words and sounding rude

abhorrent

causing a strong feeling of hate, especially for moral reasons

abominable

extremely unpleasant and causing horror

acrimonious

(of an argument, etc.) angry and full of strong bitter feelings and words

aloof

not friendly or interested in other people

ambivalent

having or showing both positive and negative feelings about somebody/something

amoral

not following any moral rules and not caring about right and wrong

anachronism

something that is placed, for example in a book or play, in the wrong period of history; the fact of placing something in the wrong period of history

anathema

a thing or an idea that you hate because it is the opposite of what you believe

bellicose

having or showing a desire to argue or fight

bestial

cruel and horrible; of or like a beast

belittle

to make somebody, or the things that somebody does, seem unimportant

bilious

feeling as if you might vomit soon

bovine

connected with cows OR (of a person) stupid and slow

brackish

(of water) containing salt and tasting of it in an unpleasant way

capricious

showing sudden changes in attitude or behavior

carp

to keep complaining about somebody/something in an annoying way

circuitous

(of a route or journey) long and not direct

corpulent

(of a person) fat. (*People say this word to avoid saying 'fat'.*)

craven

not having or showing courage

curmudgeon

a person who gets annoyed easily, often an old person

decadent

having or showing low standards, especially moral ones, and an interest only in pleasure and fun rather than serious things

denigrate

to criticize somebody/something unfairly; to say somebody/something does not have any value or is not important

destitute

without money, food and the other things necessary for life

disdain

the feeling that somebody/something is not good enough to deserve your respect or attention

disenfranchised

to take away somebody's rights, especially their right to vote

dystopian

typical of or featuring an imaginary place or state in which everything is extremely bad or unpleasant