Week 3 SLA Vocab

1. Bolster: To shore up or support.

2. Bucolic: Pastoral, rustic, countryfield

3. Desultory: Halfhearted, inconsistent or random

4. Diatribe: A rant or angry speech denouncing someone or something.

5. Ebullient: Cheerful, enthusiastic, excited.

6. Eloquence: Persuasive and articulated.

7. Gainsay: Deny or oppose.

8. Inchoate: Rudimentary, in the beginning stages.

9. Maladroit: Clumsy, awkward, inept.

10.  Olfactory: Relating to smell or the senses.

11.  Opaque: Not see-through, blocking light.

12.  Perfunctory: Done without much effort, care, or thought.

13.  Phlegmatic: Cool and unruffled.

14.  Prevaricate: To evade or deceive without outright lying.

15.  Rescind: To take back or retract (an offer or statement).

16.  Spurious: Fake or false.

17.  Sycophant: A fawning, insincere admirer.

18.  Torpor: Tiredness, lethargy.

19.  Vexation: State of being frustrated, irritated, or concerned.