Advanced English List 4

equanimity: the quality of being calm and even-tempered

discredit: to cause to be doubted

caustic: bitingly sarcastic

deleterious: harmful; injurious

Hypocrisy: the practice of pretending to be something one is not

Coup: a brilliantly executed plan

Apathetic: showing little emotion

Tenuous: having little substance

Diligent: gives effort; hard-working

Context: circumstances of a situation

Conviction: a strong belief

Inveterate: long established; habitual

Transient: passing away with time

Camaraderie: good will between friends

melancholy: great sadness