Week 4 SLA Vocab

1. Acumen: Keen judgement and perception.

2. Alleviating: To relieve a problem or ease a burden.

3. Avarice: Greed.

4. Bombastic: Overblown, theatrical.

5. Compelling: Captivating, very persuasive.

6. Contrite: Remorseful.

7. Credence: Belief or trust.

8. Eminent: Well-known, respected, distinguished.

9. Exacting: Challenging, demanding, grueling.

10.  Foment: To foster unrest or discontent.

11.  Gauche: Socially inept, inappropriate, or awkward.

12.  Hyperbole: Obvious exaggeration for effect.

13.  Imprudence: Bad judgement.

14.  Ingenious: Naïve or innocent.

15.  Inimical: Harmful or hostile.

16.  Insipid: Bland, uninspired, inane.

17.  Invulnerable: Indestructible, impervious to harm.

18.  Malign: Evil or harmful, to speak negatively about someone or something.

19.  Mendacity: Untruthfulness, dishonesty.

20.  Painstaking: Attentive to detail, meticulous.

21.  Polemical: Angry, hostile, harshly critical.

22.  Salubrious:  Health-promoting.

23.  Subversive: Meant to undercut established institutions or norms.

24.  Ubiquitous: Ever-present or universal.

25.  Veracity: Truth and factual accuracy.