Full Vocab List

afflict

To cause suffering, physical pain, misery, great unhappiness, or distress.

aloof

Remote in manner or away from another or others. Someone who isn't warm and friendly, instead being distant and reserved.

appurtenance

Equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.; it is a supplementary component that improves capability.

assail

To attack or assault someone physically or emotionally - with fists, objects, words or, less tangibly but just as violently, with troubles and doubts.

avarice

An extreme desire for material wealth. It is a fancy word for good old-fashioned greed. It's one of what some call "the seven deadly sins."

decorum

Propriety in manners and conduct; it is proper and polite behavior.

dogmatism

A way of thinking that is stubborn and narrow-minded, often because of prejudice and bigotry.

extol

To praise, glorify, or honor.

extrapolate

To estimate the value or draw from specific cases for more general cases.

furl

To roll something up.

insinuate

Imply or suggest something that may or may not be true

intimation

A hint or an indirect suggestion.

inviolable

Incapable of being transgressed or dishonored; immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with.

obsequious

Acting in a way to attempt to win favor from influential people by flattery; you are being attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner

ossify

Means to become bony.

resolute

Firm in purpose or belief.

sycophant

A person who tries to win favor from wealthy or influential people by flattering them.

vehemently

To do something with energy and passion.

venue

The place where an event or meeting is happening.

vindictive

Disposed to seek revenge.

beseech

verb. means to ask for or request earnestly

carnal

adjective. means of or relating to the body or flesh; marked by appetites of passions of the body

churlish

adjective. means having a bad disposition; surly; rude and boorish

commingle

verb. means to mix or blend together

contagion

verb. means an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted; it can also be communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

contrive

verb. means to make or work out a plan; devise

convocation

noun. means the act of convoking or calling together; a group gathered in response to a summons

discord

noun. means lack of agreement or harmony; a strife resulting from a lack of agreement

discretion

noun. means the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies; freedom to act or judge on one's own; the trait of judging wisely and objectively; knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

embitter

verb. means to cause to be bitter or resentful

epitaph

noun. means an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there

felicity

noun. means a pleasing and appropriate manner or style; a state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

filial

adjective. means relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring

imminent

adjective. means close in time; about to occur

invulnerable

adjective. means immune to attack; impregnable

knavish

adjective. means being marked by skill in deception

malicious

adjective. means having the nature of or resulting from malice

paragon

noun. means an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept; a model of excellence or perfection of a kind

perdition

noun. means the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

pernicious

adjective. means exceedingly harmful; working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

amerliorate

verb. to make better

ardent

adj. characterized by intense emotion; strong enthusiasm

assuage

verb. provide physical relief, as from pain; satisfy (thirst); to cause to be more favorable inclined; gain the good will of

benevolent

adj. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; intending or showing kindness; generous in providing aid to others

candor

noun. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech; ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

conflagration

noun. a very intense and uncontrolled fire

conjecture

verb. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; noun. reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence

dauntless

adj. invulnerable to fear

emaciated

adj. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

epithet

noun. descriptive word or phrase; a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

exile

noun. the act of expelling a person from their native land; a person who is expelled from home or country by authority; verb. to expel from a country

fortitude

noun. strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

portentous

adj. ominously prophetic; of momentous or ominous significance; puffed up with vanity

prodigal

adj. recklessly wasteful; giving or having in a lavish, abundant, or bountiful way; noun. a recklessly extravagant person; someone who returns after a long absence characterized by reckless behavior

replication

noun. the act of making copies; something that has been copied; a quick reply to a question or remark; the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion

scourge

noun. something causing misery or death; a person who inspires fear or dread; verb. to cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; to punish severely

sinew

noun. a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment; the possession of muscular strength

superfluous

adj. more than is needed, desired, or required; serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

visage

noun. the human face; the appearance conveyed by a person's face

vow

noun. a solemn pledge to do something or to behave in a certain manner; verb. to make a vow; promise

abhorrent

adj. offensive to the mind; detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive

animosity

noun. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

brevity

noun. the attribute of being brief, fleeting, short, or concise

immutable

adj. not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature

impediment

noun. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress; any structure that makes progress difficult

indignation

noun. a feeling of righteous anger

indolence

noun. inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

interment

noun. the ritual placing a corpse in a grave

lament

noun. a cry of sorrow and grief; a song or poem as a memorial to a dead person; verb. to regret strongly; to express grief verbally

pensive

adj. deeply or seriously thoughtful

placid

adj. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; not easily irritated; calm

prudent

adj. careful and sensible; marked by sound judgement

purport

verb. to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; propose or intend; noun. the intended meaning of communication; the pervading meaning of tenor

retribution

noun. a justly deserved penalty; the act of correcting for your wrongdoing

satiate

verb. to fill to satisfaction; to overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

squalid

adj. foul and run-down and repulsive; morally degraded

sublime

adj. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; worthy of adoration or reverence; inspiring awe

uncouth

adj. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

venerable

adj. profoundly honored, admired, respected, and impressive by reason of age

zeal

noun. marked by active interest and enthusiasm

ambiguous

adj. more than one possible meaning

ambivalent

adj. uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

austere

adj. a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; practicing self-denial; severely simple

axiom

noun. a proposition that is not susceptible to proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident; a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

capitulate

verb. to surrender under agreed conditions; to give in to something

censure

noun, verb. harsh criticism or disapproval; the state of being excommunicated; to rebuke formally; to criticize very strongly

chasity

noun. abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows); morality with respect to sexual relations

countenance

noun. the appearance conveyed by a person's face; the human face

culpable

adj. deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; to be at fault

cunning

adj. showing inventiveness and skill; marked by skill in deception; clever, in the sense of trickery

deference

noun. courteous regard for people's feelings' a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; a disposition or tendency to yield the will of others

didactic

adj. instructive (especially excessively)

digress

verb. to wander from a direct or straight course; to lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course or argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

dissipate

verb. to cause to separate; to move away from each other; to go away or disappear; to pend or use wastefully

expedient

adj. appropriate to a purpose; practical; serving to promote your interest

glut

verb, noun. to supply with an excess of; to overeat or eat immodest; the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall; too much of something

procure

verb. to get by special effort; to arrange for sexual partners for others

scrupulous

adj. characterized by extreme care and great effort; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled; very careful to do things properly and correctly

sustenance

noun. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; a source of materials to nourish the body

wretched

adj. deserving or inciting pity; characterized by physical misery; morally reprehensible; of very poor quality or condition

abject

adj. most unfortunate or miserable; showing utter resignation, hopelessness, humiliation, or submissiveness

abrogate

verb. to revoke formally; to abolish or avoid

doleful

adj. filled with or evoking sadness; to be down in the dumps, to have a hole in your soul, to be full of woe

effigy

noun. a representation of a person; in modern usage it is a likeness of a person, such as a dummy, that is hanged, burned, or otherwise abused when protesting the despised person's actions

fatuous

adj. devoid of intelligence; lacking intelligence

heresy

noun. a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion; any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

hierarchy

noun. a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

incredulous

adj. not disposed or willing to believe; unbelueving

malleable

adj. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; easily influenced

oligarchy

noun. a political system governed by only a few people

panegyric

adj. formally expressing praise noun. a formal expression of praise

pathos

noun. a quality that arouses emotions; a feeling of sympathy or sorrow for the misfortunes of others; a style that has the power to evoke feelings

posterity

noun. all future generations; all of the offspring of a given progenitor

pugnacious

adj. ready and able to resort to force or violence; tough and callous by virtue of experience

rash

adj. imprudently incurring risk; marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences noun. a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences

ruffian

noun. a cruel and brutal fellow

surly

adj. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

torpid

adj. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; slow and apathetic

vapid

adj. lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest; lacking taste or flavor or tang

zealot

noun. a fervent and even militant proponent of something

abyss

noun. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

arbitrary

adj. based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice

arduous

adj. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

capacious

adj. large in capacity

cognizant

adj. having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

credence

noun. the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; truthfulness, or believability

deprecate

verb; to express strong disapproval of; deplore; belittle

divergent

adj. tending to move apart in different directions; moving away from what is expected

ephemeral

n/adj. anything short-lived; lasting a very short time; fleeting

feckless

adj. generally incompetent and ineffectual; not fit to assume responsibility

harrowing

adj. provoking feelings of fear or horror

inauspicious

adj. boding ill; contrary to your welfare

iniquity

noun. the absence of moral or spiritual values; an unjust act

intrinsically

adv. with respect to its inherent nature; it describes things that are a vital, important, or a natural part of something

macabre

adj. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

ostentatious

adj. intended to attract notice and impress others; (of a display) tawdry or vulgar

precarious

adj. not secure; beset with difficulties; fraught with danger

salubrious

adj. promoting health; healthful

substantiate

verb. to establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; to give support to a claim

tyrant

noun. a cruel and oppressive dictator