GCSE ENGLISH LANG AMBITIOUS VOCAB 2

abberation

exception

abhor

hate

amiable

friendly

appease

to satisfy

brazen

clear/obvious

brusque

abrupt/blunt

callous

harsh/cold/insensitive

candour

honesty/frankness

coerce

to force

coherent

intelligible

confidant

someone entrusted with another's secrets

cynical

believes in the worst of others

demure

quiet, modest/reserved

deride

to laugh mockingly/scorn

diligent

showing care in doing one's work

elated

Feeling or expressing great happiness or triumph

eloquent

expressive/moving/persuasive especially in speech

embezzle

to steal money

empathy

sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own

fabricate

to make up/invent

feral

wild/savage

fractious

troublesome/irritable

haughty

arrogant/disdainfully proud

impeccable

flawless/exemplary

impertinent

rude/insolent

impudent

rude/insolent

indolent

lazy

inhibit

to stop/prevent

insatiable

impossible to satisfy

insular

narrow-minded/closed off

jubilant

joyful

meticulous

extremely careful with detail

modicum

a small amount

morose

gloomy/sullen

myriad

consisting of a very great number

nadir

the lowest point/bottom

oblivious

lack of awareness of something

obsequious

excessively compliant

plethora

abundance/excess

quaint

old-fashioned

rash

hasty/incautious/careless

rife

abundant

serendipity

luck

vociferous

loud/boisterous

zenith

a highest point or state

sonourous

full/deep/or rich in sound

ethereal

heavenly

illicit

illegal

flibbertigibbet

whimiscal/excessively talkative person