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Lessons 26-30

English Vocabulary Building

TermDefinition
phlegmatic (adj.) apathetic, unemotional
indolence (n.) laziness
vivacious (adj.) lively and animated
alacrity (n.) cheerful promptness in response
torpid (adj.) sluggish, lethargic
ebullient (n.) highly and vigorously enthusiastic
exuberant (n.) highly enthusiastic
industrious (adj.) hard-working and diligent
lackadaisical (adj.) lazy and unenthusiastic
feckless (adj.) unmotivated, incompetent, irresponsible
bustle (v.) to move about actively
dispatch (n.) speed at completing a task
celerity (n.) swiftness
assiduous (adj.) working painstakingly to get a job done
palindrome (n.) a word or phrase that reads the same forward as it does backward, such as radar and kayak
portmanteau (n.) a word formed by parts of two other distinct words, such as smog, which consists of the sm from smoke + the og from fog
brunch (n.) a late-morning meal that has elements of both breakfast and lunch
neologism (n.) a new word or expression
archaic (adj.) describing a very old word, typically no longer in use
barbarism (n.) a word that does not obey the rules of written language
tautology (n.) a redundancy, essentially saying that A equals A
eponymous (n.) named after a person
bombastic (adj.) describing someone whose speech is inflated and self-important
cryptic (adj.) intentionally vague or mysterious
turgid (adj.) describing writing that is bombastic and puffed up
lucid (adj.) clear and easy to understand
oblique (adj.) indirect (describing communication)
limpid (adj.) very clear and easy to understand (referring to writing)
sesquipedalian (n.) a person inclined to use very long words
pedantic (adj.) overly fussy in one's concern for trivial academic knowledge
erudite (adj.) displaying scholarly knowledge
pedagogue (n.) a teacher, typically a strict one
unlettered (adj.) illiterate
benighted (adj.) unenlightened
collegial (adj.) describing warm chumminess between a group of associated people
eminent (adj.) prominent, distinguished
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