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Verbal Advantage
A vocabulary program from the book "Verbal Advantage" by Charles Elster
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Paraphrase | To restate, put what someone else has expressed into different words. |
| Ostensible | Apparent, appearing or seeming to be true, professed or declared as true without being demonstrated or proved. |
| Digress | To wander, stray from the point, ramble, deviate, go off in another direction. |
| Uncanny | Eerie, strange, weird, mysterious: "an uncanny experience." |
| Candor | Frankness, openness , sincere expression |
| Morose | Gloomy, moody, glum, grumpy, ill-tempered, depressed. "After months of futile job-hunting, he became morose. |
| Dolorous | mournful, full of sadness |
| Lugubrious | extremely gloomy or dismal |
| Saturnine | having a bitter disposition or sour outlook on life |
| Sanguine | having a cheerful, confident outlook on life |
| Misanthropy | hatred of humankind or a spiteful outlook on the human race |
| Adept | Skilled |
| Sodden | Sodden may mean heavy with moisture, soggy, or dull, stupefied, expressionless, as from drinking too much liquor. |
| Saturated | Soaked, thoroughly wet, full of moisture. |
| Pragmatic | Practical, having to do with actual practice, concerned with everyday affairs as opposed to theory or speculation. |
| Congenial | Sympathetic, agreeable, compatible, kindred, harmonious, having the same taste, nature, or temperament |
| Capricious | Unpredictable, tending to change abruptly for no apparent or logical reason. |
| Blatant | 1. Noisy, disagreeably or offensively loud, boisterous, clamorous. 2. Sticking out in an glaring, obtrusive, or flagrant way. |
| Obligatory | Required, necessary, binding, mandatory. |
| Negligible | Unimportant, trifling, of little consequence |
| Adamant | Unyielding, immovable, inflexible, refusing to give in, unshakable, unrelenting implacable. |
| Sporadic | Occasional, infrequent, irregular, not constant, happening from time from time, occurring in a scattered and random way. |
| Vanguard | The forefront of an action or movement, leading position or persons in a movement: "They were at the vanguard of the war on poverty." |
| Concur | To agree, be in accord with, unite in opinion. |
| Precociousness | Early development or maturity, especially in mental ability. |
| Aloof | Apart, at a distance, removed, withdrawn, not wishing to speak or associate with others. |
Created by:
Jay Raval
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