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Costa Vocab List 3B

TermDefinition
Acrid having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell. Pungent, bitter
Crestfallen sad and disappointed. Downhearted, downcast, despondent
Decorous doing what is expected in a formal or social setting; polite and well-behaved. Proper, decent, befitting, in good taste
Ebullience bubbly, loud, and full of enthusiasm. Joyfulness, exuberance, liveliness
Embroil involve someone deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation. Involve, entangle
Emphatic showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly. Firm, forceful, vehement
Enmity the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something. Hostility, animosity, friction
Ensconce establish or settle someone in a comfortable, safe, or secret place. Settle, install, entrench
Furtive attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt. Secretive, surreptitious, stealthy
Gesticulate use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking. Gesture, motion
Immured enclose or confine someone against their will. Confine, lock up, shut away
Ineffectual not producing the proper or intended effect. Inefficient, ineffective, unsuccessful
Pallid (of a person’s face) pale. Pale, pasty, ashen-faced
Pliant easily bending; flexible; supple. Pliable, malleable
Proffer to offer something by holding it out, or to offer advice or an opinion. Offer, present, extend
Sanctity the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly. Holiness, sacredness
Specious sounds true or right, but is actually wrong. Misleading, deceptive, erroneous
Strident loud and harsh. Jarring, raucous, grating
Susurration quiet, continuous, gentle noises. Whispering, murmuring, rustling
Truculent eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant. Defiant, aggressive, belligerent
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