Abstemious
-Sparing or moderating in eating & Drinking
Amanda is concerned Sydney is developing an eating disorder, but Syd says she is being abstemious
It's impossible to be abstemious and go to the mall for food
Implacable
Cannot be calmed down or appeased
Killgrave was Implacable when it came to his temper, same with JJ's mama
Inert
-Having no power, no power to make change, in chemistry: no power to react)
Tyrion went from feeling inert to being the hand of the Queen, HELL YA
Flout
Not treat with respect to mock
Katie flouts the law by speeding on the reg
Demur
Making objection to something, especially if you morally object
In one episode, Murr demurred the guys punishment where he was in a speedo infront of his childhood crush
Propitiate
To win the favor of someone, To soothe or satisfy; to appease
John snow propitiated Daneras when he went to dragonstone
Impermeable
not passable
My raincoat is impermeable to the rain
Sardonic
Mocking, cynical, sarcastic
IT probably has the most terrifying sardonic smile
Dyspetic
Having indigestion, and then feeling depressed
Dairy Queen usually makes me have dyspeptic reactions
Assuage
Make less severe, make milder
Take ADVIL to assuage the headache
You should ice the ankle to assuage the pain
Quibble
A small objection, slight criticism
"My only quibble is the price"
"My only quibble with quizlet is i cannot upload my own images unless I am premium
Solicitous
Showing interest or caring
Solicitous about her students
Turgid (second meaning)
bombastic
Dilatory
Slow to act, or intended to cause delay
Often used in politics
Dila TORY, think Tory and Rachel, Rachel is slow to act
Plastic (second meaning)
easily molded into
aka clay
Discerning
Having good judgement or insight; able to distinguish mentally
The restaurant attracted discerning customers
I have a feeling our decision to skip the large graduation ceremony will be a discerning one.
Latent
Hidden, present but not realized
The young athlete has latent potential
Listless
Without energy or enthusiasm, lifeless
Lying in bed not wanting to do anything is a listless mood
Circumspect
wary and unwilling to take risks, cautious
The officials were very circumspect in their statements
Politicians are known for being circumspect
Palatial
resembling a palace, luxurious
A palatial house
Oscillate
to move or swing back and forth (like a swing)
The pendulum oscillated
2nd meaning someone who tends to swing or vary between different opinions
One week you hate Kanye West, the next week you love him
With the job search, I am continuously oscillating
Ardor
intense and passionate feeling
Nana Ruth has Ardor for the yankees
think ADORE
Irascible
easily angered (a strong word)
JJ's Mom was irascible
Irate = feeling characterized by great anger
Parry
PERRY the platypus often parried Dr. Doofensmirtz
to ward off or deflect, especially by a quickwitted answer
In a debate, you can parry someone with a witty remark
The boxer put up his firsts to parry his opponents punch
She put on sunglasses to parry her
Surly
rude or bad tempered, bit bad tempered
Not as strong as irascible
Unfriendly, moody, sour
Jessica Jones is Surly, while her mom is irascible
Whimsical
playfully quaint of fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way
Alice in Wonderland is a whimsical character
Wan
of an unnatural or sickly pallor; lacking color
Dim, watered down, a wan smile
Exacerbate
to make something worse, more severe
The symptoms of my cold were exacerbated when I jumped into the cold lake
Think of the word exaggerate
Exonerate
refers to someone being blamed for something
Once DNA testing became involved in criminal cases, many people were exonerated
In Shawshank redemption Andy was exonerated
Exon was exonerated for the exon spill
Analgesia
medical term, no pain, the absence of pain
Before you go under, you get analgesic gases
Cloying
something that is too sweet or too nice
A cloying film
The perfume was cloying
Cloying honey comb
Deference
respectful submission or yielding to someone else
Simply stopping talking and listening is showing deference
Laud
To praise
Often referred to as a public praise
You laud a child when they do well in school
Pulchritude
means beauty, attractiveness, beautiful. Mainly use in literature
Taciturn
describes a person, a quiet person, doesn't say much. Not negative, just quiet
- Could be someone permanently, but also temporarily
o You are listening to important speech, you are taciturn
- Someone who listens more than speaks
Imperturbable
not easily excited; emotionally steady
- Usually in a haunted house, there is someone who is imperturbable while everyone else is freaking the f out
- Sometimes I do yoga before an interview so I can enter imperturbable
Polemic
A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
- If I wrote a long attack on Trump and it was published in the paper, that is a Polemic
- Strong, forceful, strong emotion, strong warm
Furtive
attempting to avoid being noticed or seen, often from guilt
- After smoking in my house, I try to be furtive around my parents
- I was furtive towards Sigma Kappa after I took my LOA
- When skipping my internship last summer, I acted in a furtive manner a
Disseminate
to disperse or spread widely, distribute, circulate
- The internet is an amazing tool for disseminating information around the world
Esoteric
information only understood by a small number of people
- Stephen Hawking knows a great amount of esoteric information
Enervate
to cause someone to feel weaker or drained of energy, exhaust
- Marissa always makes me feel enervated
Insensible
to be without one's mental faculties, usually by alcohol or drugs, or physical aspects
- Unconscious, inert, blacked out
- Morgan always gets insensible
- After the boxer was hit, he was on the ground insensible
Mannered
to be artificial or stilted, behaving in a specific way
- They will often sound fake, or artificial in how they are talking
- As you get older, you meet more mannered people
- Often refers to a work of art, referring to the dialogue in a play being manner
Precarious
not securely held, in a position where something is likely to fall
- A ladder in a precarious position
- Classic rope bridge looking precarious
- SECOND MEANING: Dependent on chance
o Living a life on gambling is precarious
Largess
generosity in giving or bestowing money, gifts
- Doesn't just mean giving
- It means giving a lot
- Has the world large in it
Iniquity
immoral behavior, grossly unfair
- Strong world, extremely wicked / sinful behavior
- Gang selling children to slavery, that is iniquity
Analogous
comparable in certain respects
- Doctor trying to find root cause of the illness and a detective trying to find robber are analogous to each other
- Teachers will often explain concepts with an analogous
Ingrate
ungrateful person
- People who are spoiled become ingrate
Harangue
- Noun: a lengthy and aggressive speech, aka polemic
- Verb: You can harangue someone, you are lecturing them in a somewhat aggressive manner
o Teachers often harangue their students
- Kirkbride Jesus often harangues UD students
Orotund
Usually refers to the voice, full, round, imposing
- Morgan Freeman is the paragon of an orotund
- Strong, powerful, rich, loud
- Can also be used to describe a style of something in a bombastic style
Misanthrope
A person who dislikes other people and avoids other people
- Anthro: usually refers to man or humans
- Mis: greek for hatred
- In high school Maggie was a misanthrope
- Can be used in a jokey way, since most people are not 100% a misanthrope