All vocab (12/24)

Here are the definitions and parts of speech for the listed words:

1. Clime (noun) – A region considered with reference to its climate.

2. Jocund (adjective) – Cheerful and lighthearted.

3. Sinew (noun) – Tendon or strength, often used metaphorically to mean a source of strength or power.

4. Complaisance (noun) – The willingness to please others or to comply with their wishes; obligingness.

5. Vale (noun) – A valley, or poetic term for the world or life.

6. Symmetry (noun) – The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.

7. Countenance (noun) – A person’s face or facial expression; (verb) to support or approve.

8. Fastidious (adjective) – Very attentive to detail, difficult to please.

9. Deign (verb) – To do something considered beneath one’s dignity.

10. Impropriety (noun) – A failure to observe standards or show good manners; improper behavior.

11. Pedantic (adjective) – Excessively concerned with minor details or rules, often to a tedious or pretentious extent.

12. Affront (noun) – An action or remark that causes outrage or offense; (verb) to insult or offend.

13. Caprice (noun) – A sudden, unpredictable change in mood or behavior.

14. Mien (noun) – A person’s manner, appearance, or expression, often conveying character or mood.

15. Felicity (noun) – Intense happiness; the ability to express something in a suitable manner.

16. Vex (verb) – To annoy, frustrate, or worry.

17. Rapacity (noun) – Aggressive greed, especially for wealth or possessions.

18. Supercilious (adjective) – Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

19. Assiduous (adjective) – Showing great care and perseverance.

20. Indolent (adjective) – Habitually lazy; avoiding work or activity.

21. Pecuniary (adjective) – Relating to or involving money.

22. Effusive (adjective) – Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

23. Alacrity (noun) – Cheerful readiness or willingness.

24. Approbation (noun) – Approval or praise.

25. Licentious (adjective) – Disregarding accepted rules or conventions, especially related to sexual behavior.

26. Chagrin (noun) – Distress or embarrassment caused by failure or disappointment.

27. Petulant (adjective) – Childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

28. Repine (verb) – To feel or express discontent or dissatisfaction.

29. Duplicity (noun) – Deceptive behavior or speech; double-dealing.

30. Acrimony (noun) – Bitterness or sharpness in speech, behavior, or feeling.

31. Rapacity (noun) – Same as #17: Aggressive greed, especially for wealth or possessions.

32. Imprudent (adjective) – Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash or unwise.

33. Profligate (adjective) – Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources; (noun) a person who behaves in such a way.

34. Ductility (noun) – The ability to be stretched or deformed without breaking; flexibility, often used metaphorically to refer to adaptability.

35. Milliner (noun) – A person who designs, makes, or sells women’s hats.

36. Impertinent (adjective) – Not showing proper respect; rude or disrespectful.

37. Impute (verb) – To attribute or ascribe something (especially fault or responsibility) to someone.

38. Officious (adjective) – Assertive of authority in an annoyingly intrusive or meddling way.

39. Solicitude (noun) – Care or concern for someone or something.

40. Vicissitude (noun) – A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

41. Epistolary (adjective) – Relating to the writing of letters; (noun) a work composed of letters.

42. Dilatory (adjective) – Tending to delay or procrastinate; slow to act.

43. Connubial (adjective) – Relating to marriage or the relationship between married people.

44. Sanguine (adjective) – Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation; (noun) a person with a cheerful disposition.

45. Sagacity (noun) – The quality of being sagacious; keen perception, sound judgment, and wisdom.