English Vocab: Security, Life on the Mississippi, How to Name a Dog
Pompous
(adj) affectedly/irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important - imperious, overbearing, haughty
Cynical
(adj) believing that people are motivated by self-interest, distrustful of human sincerity/integrity - negative, sardonic
Turbulent
(adj) characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion, not controlled or calm - tempestuous, stormy, unstable, chaotic, tumultuous
Ostentatious
(adj) characterized by vulgar/pretentious display, designed to impress/attract notice - flamboyant, gaudy, brash, extravagant
Perplexing
(adj) completely baffling - puzzling, bewildering
Wholesome
(adj) conducive to promoting moral well-being/good health - good, clean, innocent, chaste, virtuous
Disparaging
(adj) expressing the opinion that something is of little worth - derogatory
Deceptive
(adj) giving an appearance or impression different from the true one - misleading, illusory, deceitful
Cryptic
(adj) having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure - enigmatic, obscure, abstruse
Invariable
(adj) never changing - always
Indelible
(adj) not able to be forgotten or removed - permanent, ineradicable, lasting, ingrained
Ineffectual
(adj) not producing any or the desired effect - impotent, unable
Prodigious
(adj) remarkably/impressively great in extent, size, or degree - colossal, vast, tremendous (adj) unnatural or abnormal - miraculous, impressive
Picturesque
(adj) visually attractive - scenic, charming, lovely, quaint
Incautiously
(adv) heedless of potential problems or risks - rash, heedless, imprudent
Appellations
(n) a name or title - tag, sobriquet, nickname
Countenance
(n) a person's face or facial expression - face, profile (n) support - encouragement (v) admit as acceptable or possible - tolerate, allow, permit
Imbecile
(n) a stupid person - idiot, moron
Spinets
(n) a type of small upright piano - harpsichord
Irreconcilables
(n) any of two or more ideas, facts, or statements that cannot be made compatible - incompatible, conflicting, disparate
Ignominy
(n) public shame or disgrace - shame, humiliation, embarrassment, mortification
Defamation
(n) the action of damaging the good reputation of someone - slander, vilification, libel
Nomenclature
(n) the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline - naming
Ingenuity
(n) the quality of being clever, original, and inventive - innovation, creativity
Reperusal
(n) the renewed action of reading or examining something - resurvey, re-examine
Degenerated
(v) decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally - worsen, decline, regress, retrogress
