General Vocab

figuratively

(adverb) with a meaning that is metaphorical rather than literal.

conversate

(intransitive verb) to converse, or to talk; to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech.

travesty

(noun) a debased, distorted or grossly inferior imitation; an imitation that is usually grotesquely incongruous in style, treatment, or subject manner.

partisan

(noun) a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause or person; one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance.

aesthetic

(noun) a particular taste for or approach to what is pleasing to the senses, especially sight.

cognoscente

(noun) a person who has expert knowledge in a subject; a connoisseur.

standpoint

(noun) a position from which objects or principles are viewed and according to which they are compared and judged based on perspective; point of view.

quota

(noun) a proportional part or share; the fixed share or proportion assigned to each part of a division.

renaissance

(noun) a rebirth or revival.

ethics

(noun) a set of moral principles; a theory or system of moral values.

primadonna

(noun) a vain person (usually referring to a woman) who finds it difficult to work with others or as part of a team; a diva.

mettle

(noun) a vigor and strength of spirit or temperament; stamina.

quest

(noun) an act of inquiry or seeking; pursuit.

plethora

(noun) an excess; abundance; profusion.

doozy

(noun) an extraordinary one of its kind.

bravado

(noun) blustering swaggering conduct; a pretense of bravery; the quality of being foolhardy.

gasconade

(noun) bravado; boasting.

allegiance

(noun) devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause.

prowess

(noun) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability.

infamy

(noun) evil reputation brought about by something criminal, shocking, or brutal.

hubris

(noun) exaggerated pride or self-confidence.

stoic

(noun) one apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain.

futility

(noun) pointlessness or uselessness.

alacrity

(noun) promptness in response; cheerful readiness.

allotment

(noun) something that is allotted; a share, a portion.

analog

(noun) something that is similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail.

perseverance

(noun) the continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition.

onomatopoeia

(noun) the naming of a thing or action by vocal imitation or the sound associated with it; such as 'buzz' or 'hiss'.

hedonism

(noun) the pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses. indulgence.

fidelity

(noun) the quality or state of being faithful.

assurance

(noun) the state of being assured; being certain in the mind; a guarantee.

irony

(noun) the use to words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning; incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result.

travail

(noun) work, especially of a painful or laborious nature; toil.

pervade

(transitive verb) to become diffused throughout every part of.

infer

(verb) to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises; guess, surmise.

immigrate

(verb) to enter and usually become established. Especially, to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence.

imply

(verb) to express indirectly.

emigrate

(verb) to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere.

abase

(verb) to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem.

fathom

(verb) to make a searching exploratory investigation; to come to understand.

contrive

(verb) to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent a plan with stratagem.

quell

(verb) to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity.

uncanny

(adj.) seeming to have a supernatural, eerie, or mysterious character of origin; being beyond what is normal or expected. Eerily similar.

dismal

(adj.) showing or causing gloom or depression.

lamentable

(adj.) that is to be regretted or lamented.

apt

(adj.) unusually fitted or qualified; having a tendency.

sultry

(adj.) very hot and humid; or hot with passion or anger.

literally

(adverb) in a literal or exact sense or manner; in a way that uses the ordinary, primary meaning of a term or expression.

hitherto

(adverb) up to this or that time.

stark

(adj.) rigidly conforming as to a pattern or doctrine; absolute.

calculated

(adj.) a planned or contrived to accomplish a purpose.

variable

(adj.) able or apt to vary; subject to variation or change.

resilient

(adj.) able to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.

adverse

(adj.) acting against or in contrary direction to one's interest; unfavorable.

irate

(adj.) arising from anger.

subjective

(adj.) arising out of or identified by means of one's own perception; modified by personal views, experiences or background.

affable

(adj.) being pleasant and at ease in talking to others.

lucrative

(adj.) bringing in money; profitable.

deliberate

(adj.) characterized by or resulting from careful and thorough consideration.

acute

(adj.) characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset.

tenacious

(adj.) cohesive; persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired.

subliminal

(adj.) existing or functioning below the threshold of consciousness.

conventional

(adj.) formed by agreement or compact; according to or sanctioned by popularity.

sullen

(adj.) gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed.

capricious

(adj.) governed by caprice; impulsive, unpredictable.

infamous

(adj.) having a reputation of the worst kind; causing disgrace.

averse

(adj.) having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste; usually used with before "to" in a sentence.

cryptic

(adj.) having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious.

objective

(adj.) having to do with facts or conditions perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations.

unhinged

(adj.) highly disturbed, unstable, or distraught.

obtuse

(adj.) lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect; or unclear and difficult to comprehend.

shrewd

(adj.) marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen; sharp; smart.

bemused

(adj.) marked by confusion or bewilderment; lost in thought; dazed.

zealous

(adj.) marked by fervent partisanship for a person, cause, or ideal; enthusiastic admiration.

hostile

(adj.) marked by malevolence; having or showing unfriendly feelings; antagonistic.

fugitive

(adj.) moving from place to place; difficult to grasp or retain.

colossal

(adj.) of an exceptional or astonishing degree; huge, enormous.

federal

(adj.) of or constituting a form of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and a number of constituent territorial units.

executive

(adj.) of or related to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs.

sartorial

(adj.) of or relating to a tailor or clothing.

imperial

(adj.) of or relating to an empire.

inclement

(adj.) physical severity; lacking mildness.

regnant

(adj.) reigning; dominant; having the chief power. Also; of common or widespread occurrence.

pragmatic

(adj.) relating to matters of fact; practical as opposed to idealistic.