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Vocabulary Words

TermDefinition
rodomontade excessive bragging or boasting
premiate to grant a prize or an award to
natter to talk constantly
internecine mutually destructive
sylvan of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods
supercilious disdainful or contemptuous
passel a group or lot of indeterminate number
abstemious temperate in diet; characterized by abstinence
cosmology philosophy that deals with the universe's characteristics
autodidact a self-taught person
celerity swiftness; speed
encomium a formal expression of high praise; eulogy
amative loving, amorous
vicissitude a change or variation occuring in the course of something
sagacity highly developed mental judgement
provenance place or source of origin
nugatory worthless; ineffective
aeromancy prediction of the future using the weather
nonce the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose
cryophilic preferring or thriving at low temperatures
zenith a highest point or state
insouciant free from concern or anxiety
nimiety overabundance; a situation of overabundance
cupidity excessive desire; greed
vociferous crying out noisily
selenology astronomy involving the moon's features
presenteeism working despite illness or related problems
aposiopesis a sudden breaking off in the middle of a sentence
aeonian eternal; everlasting
ludic playful in an aimless way
lacustrine of or relating to a lake
reify to convert into or to regard as a concrete thing
hebetude the state of being dull; lethargy
conformity behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards
florilegium a collection of literary pieces; anthology
terpsichorean pertaining to dancing
salubrious favorable to or promoting health
noxious harmful; poisonous
prepossessing engaging, impressive, attractive
redintegrate renew; reestablish; fully restore
probity integrity and uprightness
stelliferous having or abounding with stars
placid calm; peaceful
bonhomie a good-natured manner; friendliness
munificence extreme or unusual generosity
tangent a completely different line of thought or action
abasement humiliation
irenic promoting peace or reconciliation
reprehensible shameful; very bad
absolution forgiveness; release
credulous gullible
tedium boredom
valediction an act of bidding farewell or taking leave
eudemonic pertaining or conducive to happiness
laconic brief; using few words
telluric of or relating to the earth or soil
matutinal relating to or occuring in the morning
anachronism something in a time period it does not belong in
anathema something despised
fugacious lasting a short time; fleeting
oblique indirect; slanting
ubiquitous existing everywhere all at once
ephemeral short-lived
foudroyant overwhelming and sudden; dazzling
resplendent shining; glowing
epitomized characterized; personified
nocturne music: a piece appropriate to the nighttime
oniomania an uncontrollable desire to buy things
deference respect
portent a warning sign; omen
aesthetic concerning art or beauty
affable friendly; social; easygoing
alacrity eagerness; enthusiasm
idiosyncrasy something unique to an individual
exacerbate make worse
alleviate reduce the severity of
illusory false or misleading
immutable unchanging; permanent
psittacism mechanical, repetitive, and meaningless speech
rupestrine living or growing on or among rocks
autoschediasm something improvised or extemporized
Created by: EmberLightshadow
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