IBHL 2 Vocab Week 1

Tout

to publicly brag

Extol

to praise highly

Quell

to calm, pacify

Brawn

muscular strength

Efface

to erase

Plaintive

sounding sad or mournful

Veneration

great respect; reverence

Brazenly

in a bold and shameless way

Copious

abundant, plentiful

Artisan

someone skillful with their hands

Furtive

attempting to avoid notice or attention

Glutton

someone who consumes too much food or drink

Ardent

enthusiastic, passionate

Engender

to create; to cause

Delineate

to describe accurately

Nefarious

extreme wickedness

Querulous

grumbling; grumpy

Labyrinthine

irregular and twisting

Vernacular

everyday speech; slang

Pugnacious

eager to fight