full vocab 2/21

1. clime (noun) – region, climate

2. jocund (adjective) – cheerful, merry

3. sinew (noun) – tendon, strength

4. complaisance (noun) – willingness to please

5. vale (noun) – valley, dale

6. symmetry (noun) – balance, proportion

7. countenance (noun/verb) – facial expression; approve

8. fastidious (adjective) – fussy, detail-oriented

9. deign (verb) – condescend, lower oneself

10. impropriety (noun) – improper behavior

11. pedantic (adjective) – overly scholarly, fussy

12. affront (noun/verb) – insult, offend

13. caprice (noun) – sudden whim, impulse

14. mien (noun) – appearance, demeanor

15. felicity (noun) – happiness, joy

16. vex (verb) – annoy, irritate

17. rapacity (noun) – greed, graspingness

18. supercilious (adjective) – arrogant, condescending

19. assiduous (adjective) – diligent, persistent

20. indolent (adjective) – lazy, sluggish

21. pecuniary (adjective) – financial, monetary

22. effusive (adjective) – overly expressive

23. alacrity (noun) – eagerness, enthusiasm

24. approbation (noun) – approval, praise

25. licentious (adjective) – immoral, unrestrained

26. chagrin (noun)* – embarrassment, disappointment

27. petulant (adjective) – irritable, moody

28. repine (verb) – complain, fret

29. duplicity (noun) – deceit, dishonesty

30. acrimony (noun) – bitterness, hostility

31. rapacity (noun) – greed, avarice

32. imprudent (adjective) – unwise, reckless

33. profligate (adjective/noun) – wasteful, immoral

34. ductility (noun) – flexibility, adaptability

35. milliner (noun) – hat maker

36. impertinent (adjective) – rude, insolent

37. impute (verb) – attribute, assign

38. officious (adjective) – meddlesome, intrusive

39. solicitude (noun) – concern, care

40. vicissitude (noun) – change, fluctuation

41. epistolary (adjective) – letter-related

42. dilatory (adjective) – slow, delaying

43. connubial (adjective) – marital, wedded

44. sanguine (adjective) – optimistic, cheerful

45. sagacity (noun) – wisdom, discernment

46. innocuous (adjective) – harmless, inoffensive

47. profound (adjective) – deep, insightful

48. viviparous (adjective) – live-bearing (birth)

49. maudlin (adjective) – overly sentimental

50. callow (adjective) – inexperienced, immature

51. pneumatic (adjective) – air-filled, inflated

52. squalid (adjective) – filthy, wretched

53. solecism (noun) – grammatical error

54. repose (noun/verb) – rest, relaxation

55. pullulation (noun) – rapid growth, swarming

56. abstemious (adjective) – self-restrained, moderate

57. undulate (verb) – move in waves

58. flagellation (noun) – whipping, self-punishment

59. multitudinous (adjective) – very numerous

60. solipsism (noun) – self-centered philosophy

  1. Mollify (verb): Soothe, calm

  2. Ennui (noun): Boredom, dissatisfaction

  3. Brachycephalic (adjective): Short-headed, flat-faced

  4. Atonement (noun): Reparation, apology

  5. Propitiate (verb): Appease, placate