Pagtakhan Vocab Sem 1

sycophant

sycophant

one who is eager to please for personal gain; or more informally, a suck-up or brown-noser (n)

lugubrious

extremely sad, gloomy, or mournful (adj)

pernicious

causing great harm & destruction, wicked (adj)

insouciant

unconcerned or unworried, often to the point of arrogance (adj)

ubiquitous

present everywhere at once, omnipresent (adj)

non sequitur

a statement that is totally unrelated to the statement that it follows (n)

restive

uneasy, agitated; having little patience; unwilling to be controlled (adj)

diatribe

A bitter verbal or written attack on someone or something (n)

jingoistic

extremely fervent and patriotic, to the point of even expressing hostility toward other countries.(adj)

implacable

not easily calmed or pacified; impossible to change or move (adj)

hirsute

covered with hair or having a large amount of hair (adj)

affinity

a natural liking for or inclination toward somebody or something, particularly because you identify with that person/thing (n)

accede

to give consent or agreement to something (v)

bonhomie

easy & good-humored friendliness (n)

quotidian

ordinary & commonplace, particularly because it occurs on a daily basis (adj)

coquette

a flirt (n)

harangue

to criticize or question somebody in an angry way (v)

bovine

displaying the slowness regarded as being typical of cattle (adj)

facetious

intended to be humorous, not to be taken seriously (adj)

inchoate

just beginning to develop, only partly formed (said: "in-co-hit") (adj)

contrite

genuinely & deeply sorry about something (adj)

erudite

having great knowledge gained from study & reading (adj)

anomaly

something that deviates from the norm or expectations (n)

cantankerous

easily angered & difficult to get along with (adj)

coterie

a small, exclusive group of people who share the same interests (n)

deride

to ridicule/insult someone or something (v)

feckless

lacking the thought or organization necessary to succeed, incompetent due to an inability to do anything useful (adj)

excoriate

to criticize and/or scold somebody very strongly (v)

debacle

something that becomes a defeat or humiliating failure (n)

temerity

reckless confidence that might be offensive (n)

penury

the state of extreme poverty (n)

vituperation

an outburst of violently abusive language (n)

supercilious

full of contemptuous arrogance (adj)

gambol

to skip about playfully (v)

folderol

silly nonsense (n)

ennui

a bored weariness & dissatisfaction with life resulting from a loss of interest or sense of excitement (n)

curmudgeon

a bad-tempered, disagreeable person (n)

sojourn

a short trip or stay at a place (n)

truculent

displaying great aggression (adj)

gregarious

very friendly & sociable (adj)

augment

to grow/increase something in number, amount, size, strength, or intensity (v)

insidious

slowly and subtly harmful or destructive (adj)

kismet

fate or destiny (n)

enmity

extreme hatred, particularly between enemies (n)

denizen

somebody who is in a place or area and/or a regular visitor to a place (n)

fallacious

deceptive AND liable to mislead people because of a mistaken belief or idea (adj)

obfuscate

to make something confusing and unclear, especially by making it unnecessarily complicated (v)

malaise

a general feeling of worry/depression, resulting is lethargy OR a general feeling of illness or sickness without any specific diagnosis (n)

peculate

to get money or property by embezzlement or theft (v)

efficacious

having the power to produce the desired result (adj)

exonerate

to officially free someone from blame or fault, particularly of a crime (v)

altruism

an attitude/way of behaving characterized my unselfish concern for the welfare of others; the belief that acting for the benefit of others (n)

ignominy

a total loss of dignity and self-respect, particularly a public disgrace (n)

soporific

causing sleep or drowsiness or dull and boring, as though it would put a person to sleep (adj)

enigma

somebody or something that is not easily explained or understood, of then the point mysteriousness (n)

dilatory

tending to waste time or move slowly; intended to cause a delay (adj)

myopic

short sighted, both literally and figuratively. Literal: can only see up close, so needs glasses to see long distances. Figurative: showing a lack of foresight or long-term planning, only seeing the short term and not looking beyond the immediate (adj)

moribund

nearly dead, having lost all sense of purpose or vitality (adj)

alacrity

eager and speedy readiness (n)

surfeit

an excess number or quantity of something, especially so much of it that people become sickened, repelled, or bored by it (n)

galvanize

to arouse into awareness or action (verb)

largess

the generous giving to others (noun)

gauche

lacking social refinement (adj)

jocular

playful & humorous (adj)

zenith

the peak or highest point (noun)

impunity

exemption from punishment (noun)

bellicose

ready or inclined to quarrel, fight, or go to war (adj)

maladroit

clumsy or insensitive in speech or behavior (adj)

futile

with no useful or practical effect, useless (adj)

ruminate

to think carefully and at length about something (verb)

acrimony

bitterness & resentment, especially in speech, attitude, or tone (noun)

solace

somebody or something that provides comfort in times of sadness (noun)

exorbitant

far greater than is reasonable or manageable (adj)

censure

verb form—to express disapproval or condemnation, particularly in official form (for example, by a vote of a legislature) noun form—severe criticism or official expression of disapproval or condemnation

reprimand

to scold/punish somebody for a wrongdoing (verb)

lackadaisical

without much enthusiasm, energy, or effort (adj)

insipid

dull and lacking in lively qualities (adj)

archaic

old and out of use because it comes from a time period long past (adj)

punctilious

showing great care in small details, particularly when it comes to behavior and etiquette (adj)

irreverent

disrespectful (adj)

aspersion

the act of slandering or defaming someone; a damaging rumor (n)

candid

frank and sincere; direct honesty (adj)

capricious

tending to make sudden and unpredictable changes (adj)

despot

a tyrant; somebody who behaves in a tyrannical way (n)

diaphanous

so delicate it is transparent (adj)

detritus

debris or discarded material (n)

equivocate

to speak vaguely or ambiguously, especially to mislead (v)

iconoclast

somebody who challenges or overturns traditional beliefs, customs, and values (n)

mendicant

an extremely poor person, a beggar (n)

pedestrian

ordinary, unimaginative, or uninspired (adj)

visceral

characterized by instinct (from the "gut") rather than reasoned thinking (adj)

ostentatious

marked by an obnoxious display of wealth and/or success designed to impress people (adj)

nascent

in the process of emerging, being born, or starting to develop (adj)

loquacious

tending to talk a great deal (adj)

inept

lacking competence or skill for a particular task (adj)

derivative/derivate

copied from somewhere & not original (adj)

accolade

an expression of high praise and esteem for somebody's achievements (n)

indigent

poor/impoverished, lacking in the necessities of life, such as food, clothing, & shelter (adj)

mitigate

to make something less harsh, severe, or violent (v)

perfidy

treachery or deceit, betrayal (n)