English Vocabulary

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Benevolence

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n. Goodwill or dispostion to do good; an act of kindness

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Exemplary

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adj. Serving as a model, deserving imitation commendable

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Reputable

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adj. Respectable or held in esteem

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Gentility

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n. Good breedings or refinement

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Decorum

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n. Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propiety

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Punctililous

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adj. Carfeul, meticulous, or very exact

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Raiment

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n. Clothing; apparel; attire, especially fine clothing

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Candid

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adj. Honest, frank, outspoken, or sincere

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Veracity

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n. Habitual honesty or truthfulness

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Feasible

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adj. Capable of being accomplished or brought about

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Solace

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v. To give comfort to, console, or lessen grief

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Elation

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n. Happiness or joy

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Avidity

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n. Eagerness, great enthusiasm, yearning, or greed

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Preoccupy

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v. to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things or people

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Morale

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n. The state of the spirits of a person or group of people

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Wary

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adj. On gaurd against danger; watchful

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Impunity

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n. Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss

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Despondent

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adj, Despairing, utterly discouraged, or extremly dejected

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Morose

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adj. Gloomy, glum, sullen, surly, or in bitter ill humor

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Austere

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adj. Severse, stern, or harsh; morally strict

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Privation

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n. Hardship or want, or the lack of the usual comforts of necessities

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Tribulation

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n. Distress, suffering, trouble, or misery

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Misgiving

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n. A feeling of doubt, fear, or suspicion

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Rue

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v. To feel remorse, rependtance, or regret

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Recoil

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v. To fall or draw back, or to shrink back suddenly

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Languid

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adj. Lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow

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Mischance

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n. Misfortune, bad luck, or an unfortunate incident

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Melee

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n. A confused struggle among several people; turmoil

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Disconcert

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v. To confuse, disturb, frustrate, upset, or embarrass

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Abash

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v. To embarrass, make ashamed, or make uneasy

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Derange

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v. To throw into disorder; disarrange

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Harass

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v. To trouble, worry, annoy, or torment

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Plaudits

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n. An enthusiastic expression of approval

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Credence

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n. Belief or acceptance; or trustworthiness or reliability

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Covet

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v. To wish or crave for, or to desire greedily

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Attest

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v. To bear witness to; certify; or declare to be correct

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Assent

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v. To consent or agree with

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Concord

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n. Agreement or harmony; or friendly and peaceful relations

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Consistent

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adj. Compatible or in agreement; or changeless

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Solidarity

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n. Cooperation and loyalty based on unity of interests and beliefs

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Fidelity

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n. Loyalty or devotion to duty

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Liason

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n. A close bond or connection or an illicit sexual relationship

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Palaver

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n. A conference, discussion, or conversation and chatter, or idle talk

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Accost

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v. To approach and speak to, often boldly

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Dissent

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v. To object, disagree, or differ

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Repudiate

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v. To disown, renounce, or regret

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Harangue

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n. A long, noisy, ranting, sometimes scolding speech
v. To deliver a harangue

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Chasten

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v. To punish in order to correct

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Malediction

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n. A curse or calling down or evil upon someone

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Imprecation

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n. A curse or prayer for evil or misfortune

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Taunt

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v. To mock, ridicule, jeer at, or reproach

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Deride

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v. To mock, ridicule, or laugh at with contempt

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Derogatory

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adj. Tending to lessen the merit or reputation or a person or thing

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Cull

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v. To separate out as worthless; or to gather, choose, or collect

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Omnipotent

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adj. All powerful or having unlimited power or influence

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Arbitrary

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adj. Dictorial or characterized by absolute power or authority

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Vanquish

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v. To conquer, overpower, or defeat

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Override

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v. To dominate, suppress, or prevail over; or to disregard or annul

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Constrain

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v. To force or compel; or to restrain, confine, or stifle

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Provocation

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n. Something that irritates, incites, angers, or excites

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Militate

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To jave weight or effect, or to operate against or in favor of something

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Embroil

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v. To bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife

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Contrive

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v. To plan with ingenuity; devise; invent

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Conduce

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v. To lead or contribute to a result (followed by to or toward0

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Ingratiate

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v. To establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces or others (followed by with)

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Incantation

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n. The chanting or uttering or words purporting to have magical power

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Conciliate

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v. To overcome the distrust or hostility of; win over

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Mollify

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v. To soothe, pacify, soften, or reduce in intensity

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Assuage

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v. To make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate

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Sufferance

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n. Passive permission resulting from lack of interference

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Succumb

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v. To yield of give way to superior force

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Susceptible

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adj. Easily influenced or impressionable

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Eccentric

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adj. Strange, peculiar, unconventional, or deviating from the normal

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Idiosyncrasy

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n. A personal peculiarity or eccentricity

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Ludicrous

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adj. Ridiculous, absurd, or laughable

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Frivolous

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adj. Silly, trivial, lacking seriousness or sense, or of little value or importance

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Drivel

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n. Childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking

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Glib

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adj. Readily fluent, often thought lessly, superficially

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Pompous

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adj. Showy, pretentious, or over dignified or acting self important

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Lethargy

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n. The state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic or lazy

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Encroach

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v. To trespass, intrude, make inroads upon

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Interloper

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n. A meddler or one who intrudes on the rights or affairs of another

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Indignity

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n. An injury to a person's dignity; slighting or contemptuous treatment

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Diabolic

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adj. Fiendish, wicked, or having to do with the Devil

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Iniquity

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n. Wickedness, sin, or injustice

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Wanton

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adj. Senseless, unjustified, unprovoked, or deliberately cruel or malicious

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Malefactor

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n. A criminal, an evildoer, or one who commits a serious offence

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Insidious

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adj. Sly, crafty, underhanded; intended to entrap or beguile

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Flagrant

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adj. Scandalous, outrageous, or glaringly bad

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Repugnant

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adj. Repulsive, loathsome, offensive

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Bogus

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adj. not genuine; counterfeit, spurious

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Consummate

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adj. Perfect, extreme, supreme
v. To bring to a state or perfection

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Ultimate

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adj. Final, furthest, greatest possible, or beyond to go which it is impossible

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Finite

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adj. Having measurable or definable limits or bounds

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Inconsiderable

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adj. Trivial, petty, unimportant, or not worth consideration

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Parochial

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adj. Very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial

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Feign

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v. To pretend, imitate, or invent falsely, or to make a false show of

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Integral

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adj. Essential to completeness; organically linked, or formed as a unit

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Piecemeal

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adj. or adv. Made or accomplished gradually or piece by piece

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Sundry

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adj. Various, several, or miscellaneous