English Vocab List #4

Sublime - elevated or lofty in thought; supreme; outstanding

Broach - to mention or suggest for the first time

Austere - severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising

Circumlocution - a roundabout or indirect way of speaking

Affable- easy approach and talk to; warm and friendly

Bereft - to be deprived ruthlessly or by force or death

Commensurate- corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree

Eclectic - corresponding or choosing from various sources

Parallelism - similar ideas that use the same structure

Smilie - a comparison of unlike things using “like” or “as”

Flashback - an interruption in the order of events

Your - Possession (Your phone fell into the pool)

You’re - You are (You’re going to graduate!)