Ela vocab

sycophant: people pleaser
pernicious: harmful
ubiquitous: everywhere
non sequitur: random statement
diatribe: rant

slipshod: sloppy
nefarious: evil
precursor: earlier version
impregnable: unbreakable
demure: shy

jingoistic: overly patriotic
implacable: hard to please
affinity: natural liking
harangue: lecture

bemoan: complain
misogynist: woman-hater
abhor: hate
placid: calm

facetious: joking
contrite: sorry
erudite: smart
anomaly: exception

noxious: poisonous
bilk: cheat
replete: full
blasphemy: religious disrespect
absolution: forgiveness

cantankerous: bad-tempered
deride: mock
debacle: disaster
temerity: nerve
ennui: boredom

abstain: avoid
haughty: snobby
tenacious: determined
acquiesce: agree
lampoon: make fun of

curmudgeon: grumpy person
gregarious: outgoing
augment: add
insidious: sneaky

engender: cause
nuance: slight difference
covert: secret
renown: fame
tangent: digression

kismet: fate
exonerate: clear
altruism: selfless help
myopic: narrow view
galvanize: inspire

gauche: awkward
zenith: peak
futile: useless
ruminate: think
acrimony: harsh feelings

solace: comfort
insipid: boring
pedestrian: ordinary
visceral: gut feeling
inept: clumsy

mitigate: ease
vacillate: waver
incendiary: fire-starting (can mean literal or causing conflict)
depravity: moral evil