vocab

  • Adulterate: contaminate, dilute, degrade

  • Apathy: indifference, unconcern, lethargy

  • Blithe: cheerful, lighthearted, carefree

  • Coalesce: combine, merge, fuse

  • Cosmopolitan: urbane, global, worldly

  • Desultory: haphazard, erratic, random

  • Dour: harsh, grim, stern

  • Equivocal: uncertain, dubious, ambiguous

  • Expeditious: prompt, swift, efficient

  • Impeccable: immaculate, unblemished, flawless

  • Inimitable: unparalleled, peerless, unique

  • Mortify: embarrass, chagrin, humiliate

  • Obdurate: obstinate, inflexible, stubborn

  • Parsimonious: miserly, cheap, stingy

  • Pastiche: potpourri, mélange, imitation

  • Profane: blasphemous, unholy, irreverent

  • Pugnacious: belligerent, argumentative, combative

  • Soporific: drowsy, calming, sleep-inducing

  • Supercilious: condescending, disdainful, haughty

  • Trite: clichéd, stale, banal