Hnrs English Vocab
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- gullible
- easily tricked
- disingenuous
- insincere
- erudite
- scholarly
- equivocate
- to decieve in a deliberate manner
- credible
- believable
- disinterested
- unbiased
- gratuitous
- uncalled for
- contentious
- quarrelsome
- prone
- inclined to
- credulous
- easily convinced
- proliferate
- to produce in abundance
- truculent
- harsh in speech or writing
- reprobate
- totally bad person
- innuendo
- an indirect remark, gesture, reference implying something derogatory
- pejorative
- derogatory
- burgeoning
- flourishing
- exacerbate
- to aggravate; to make more intense
- discrete
- separate and unrelated
- prescribe
- to set down as a rule
- denigrate
- to defame; to disparage the reputation of
- itinerant
- traveling from place to place or on a circuit
- obtuse
- slow to understand; insensitive
- proscibe
- to forbid practice of
- deleterious
- harmful to health
- discreet
- careful about what one says or does; prudent
- panache
- dashing elegance of manner
- creditable
- deserving credit
- flouted
- mocked or scoffed at
- primer
- textbook giving first principles of any subject
- precocious
- developed or matured to a point beyond that which is normal
- deprecate
- to depreciate
- miscreant
- criminal
- disparate
- unequal
- rancor
- a continuing or bitter hate
- petulant
- impatient; irritable
- rejuvenate
- to make seem young again; bring back youthful strength
- umbrage
- offense
- ruminate
- to turn (something) over in the mind
- introvert
- one who is more into oneself
- resurgence
- state of surging back
- verdant
- green
- extrovert
- one who is outgoing; people person
- fidelity
- faithful devotion
- consummate
- supreme; complete/perfect in every way
- dexterous
- having skill in use of hands, body or mind
- clandestine
- kept secret or hidden
- condone
- to forgive or pardon (an offense)
- inveterate
- settled in a habit
- cavalier
- arrogant
- repudiated
- to refuse to accept; to deny the validity of
- quintessential
- almost perfect
- angst
- a gloomy feeling of anxiety or depression
- redolent
- suggestive
- maladroit
- awkward
- plethora
- excess; overabundance
- sychophant
- suck-up; person who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence
- temerity
- recklessness
- meretricious
- alluring by false charms
- brandish
- to wave, shake or exhibit in a menacing way; show off
- esoteric
- intended for a chosen few
- bellwether
- anything that serves as a leader of future trends
- nebulous
- vague
- triage
- any system of establishing medical order in an emergency
- enormity
- a monstrous or outrageous act; very wicked crime
- debacle
- a total, often ludicrous, collapse or failure
- disabuse
- to rid of false ideas; undeceive
- caper
- to skip or jump in a playful manner; frisk
- blandish
- to flatter or coax in a persuading manner
- manifest
- to make clear or evident; show plainly
- intransigent
- refusing to compromise
- pander
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act as a person who provides the means of halping to satisfy the
ignoble ambitions of desires of another;
like what jerry springer does - histrionics
- melodramatics
- debonair
- elegant; "james bond"
- ensconce
- to place or settle comfortably, securely
- abhorrence
- detestation
- arcane
- hidden or secret
- peccadillo
- a minor sin; slight fault
- restive
- nervous or impatient under pressure; unsettled
- sardonic
- sarcastic
- rapport
- relationship; esp. a close or sympathetic relationship, agreement, harmony
- empathy
- ability to identify with, share, or understand another's emotions, thoughts, or feelings
- repugnant
- offensive; causing extreme dislike
- vaunted
- boasted; bragged
- prodigious
- of great size, power, extent; enormous
- rationale
- fundamental reasons or rational basis
- untenable
- that cannot be held or defended
- tribulations
- things that cause suffering or distress; trials
- hinder
- to restrain or prevent
- malignant
- very harmful
- principal
- first in rank
- conversant
- familiar or aquainted (with) esp. as a result of study or experiences
- malevolent
- wishing harm to others
- disparity
- inequality or difference as in rank, amount, quality
- hubris
- arrogance resulting from excess pride; "julius caesar"
- stoical
- calm and unflinching under suffering; indifference to joy, grief, pleasure, pain; "stiff upper lip"
- tenuous
- not substantial
- utilitarian
- stressing usefulness over beauty
- inarticulate
- not able to speak (because of strong emotion)
- unconscionable
- not guided by conscience
- virulent
- bitterly antagonistic; full of hate
- prattle
- to babblt; to speak in a childish way
- misanthrope
- a person who hates all people
- stupfaction
- stunned amazement or utter bewilderment
- acumen
- keeness or quickness in understanding and dealing with a situation
- ersatz
- substitute; synthetic
- broach
- to start a discussion of; bring up; introduce
- etymology
- the origin and development of a word
- lampoon
- to attack or ridicule by means of a piece of satrical writing, cartoons
- despoil
- to deprive of something of value by force; rob, plunder
- nettlesome
- annoying; irritating
- xenophobia
- fear of strangers or foreigners
- taciturn
- almost always silent; not liking to talk; uncommunicative
- ichthyologist
- one who studies fishes
- malfeasance
- wrongdoing or misconduct (esp. by a public official)
- apiarist
- a person who keeps bees
- predilection
- a preconceived liking; partially or preference (for)
- entomologist
- one who studies insects
- chicanery
- the use of clever but tricky talk or action to deceive, evade
- lepidopterist
- a specialist in the study of butterflies and moths
- literati
- scholarly or learned people
- prerogative
- prior or exclusive right or privilage (esp. one peculiar to a rank, class)
- thespian
- an actor or actress
- pathos
- the quality in something experienced or observed that arouses feeling of pity sorrowm sympathy, or compassion
- precursor
- a person or thing that goes before; forerunner
- misogynist
- one who hates women
- euphemism
- the use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less offensive
- impugn
- to attack by argument or criticism; oppose; challenge as false or questionable
- peripatetic
- moving from place to place; walking about; itinerant
- cupidity
- strong desire (esp. for wealth, greed)
- profligate
- immoral and shameless
- vociferous
- loud and noisy in making one's feelings known
- antipathy
- strong or deep-noted dislike; aversion
- perspicacity
- keen judgement or understanding
- anathema
- a thing or person greatly detested
- ancillary
- that serves as an aid; auxiliary
- splenetic
- bad-tempered; irritable
- paradigm
- an overall concept accepted by most people in an intellectual community because of its effectiveness in explaining a complex process
- turpitude
- baseness; vileness; depravity;
- neophyte
- one just beginning a new kind of life, work; beginner; novice
- secular
- of or relating to worldly things as distinguished from things relating to church and religion, not sacred or religious; temporal; worldly; "christmas"
- celerity
- swiftness in acting or moving; speed
- pusilanimous
- timid; coward
- scurrilous
- using indecent or abusive language; vulgar
- unctuous
- too suave or oily in speech or manner; as in seeking to persuade
- catharsis
- the alliviation of fear, problems, and complexes by bringing them to consciousness or giving them expression; (ex: a scream or a long cry)
- apocryphal
- not genuine; counterfeit
- surfeit
- too great an amount or supply; excess (of)
- abjure
- to give up (rights, alligiance) or oath renounce
- puerile
- childish; silly; immature;
- stultify
- to make seem foolish, stupid; make absurd or ridiculous