vocab english
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- salutary
- adj. favorable or promoting health
- ruminate
- verb. to muse or ponder over
- remonstrate
- verb- to plead or protest in objection/disapproval
- contravene
- verb. to come or be in conflict with; go against
- surfeit
- noun. in excess
- paroxysm
- noun. uncontrollable able attack
- complacent
- adj. contended to a fault
- mortification
- noun. strong feelings of embarrassment
- lassitude
- noun. exhaustion
- vitriolic
- adj. bitterly scathing
- vapid
- adj. lacking taste, flavor, zest
- ignominious
- adj. characterized by shame or disgrace
- magnanimous
- adj. noble in mind and heart
- belligerent
- adj. having hostile or aggressive behavior
- pugnacious
- adj. eager to fight, having a quarrelsome disposition
- cacophonous
- adj. unpleasant sound
- pacific
- adj. peaceful, promoting peace
- irate
- adj. extreme anger
- choleric
- adj. easily moved to anger
- euphonious
- adj. pleasant in sound
- pertinacious
- adj. stubborn, determined
- sundry
- adj. various
- predatory
- adj. characterized by plundering, pillageing
- vicarious
- adj. experience at second hand
- veritable
- adj. unquestionable, actual, true
- ulterior
- adj. lying beyond or outside the area of immediate interest
- decorous
- adj. exhibiting propriety
- philatelist
- noun. collection and study of stamps
- epiphany
- noun. divine manifestation
- divers
- adj. many, different
- egregious
- adj. outstandingly bad, blatent, outragious
- grimace
- noun. sharp distortion of face in pain
- sage
- noun. or adj. (man who is) known for wisdom / knowledge