30Days2Vocab

Santosh Sali (India)
Words from Wilfred Funk & Norman Lewis, "30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary". These are words that I found difficult to recollect after studying the book.
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  1. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  2. Adonis
    a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone
  3. animadvert
    express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark
  4. animalcule
    microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium
  5. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  6. bicuspid
    having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)
  7. biped
    an animal that walks on two legs
  8. braggadocio
    vain and empty boasting
  9. carte blanche
    complete freedom or authority to act
  10. chauvinism
    fanatical patriotism
  11. chauvinist
    a person with a prejudiced belief in his own superiority
  12. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  13. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  14. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  15. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  16. Circe
    (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
  17. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  18. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  19. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  20. debonair
    having a sophisticated charm
  21. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  22. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  23. didactical
    instructive (especially excessively)
  24. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  25. dipsomania
    an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
  26. dipsomaniac
    a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
  27. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  28. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
  29. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  30. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  31. epicure
    a person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink
  32. epicurean
    devoted to pleasure
  33. expiate
    make amends for
  34. gesticulate
    show, express, or direct through movement
  35. imbroglio
    an intricate and confusing interpersonal situation
  36. imbroglio
    an intricate and confusing interpersonal situation
  37. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  38. impute
    attribute or credit to
  39. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  40. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  41. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  42. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  43. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  44. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  45. miscegenation
    marriage or reproduction by people of different races
  46. moribund
    being on the point of death
  47. mulct
    money extracted as a penalty
  48. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  49. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  50. ominously
    in a manner suggesting something bad will happen
  51. Ophidia
    snakes
  52. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  53. pander
    yield to; give satisfaction to
  54. parvenu
    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
  55. parvenu
    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
  56. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  57. pedant
    a person who is preoccupied with rules and learning
  58. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  59. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  60. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  61. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  62. plaintively
    in a manner expressing sorrow
  63. plebeian
    of or associated with the great masses of people
  64. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  65. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  66. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  67. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  68. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  69. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  70. recrimination
    mutual accusations
  71. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  72. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  73. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  74. soporific
    inducing sleep
  75. suave
    having a sophisticated charm
  76. sub rosa
    in secret or covertly
  77. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  78. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  79. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  80. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  81. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
  82. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
  83. Weltschmerz
    sadness on thinking about the evils of the world
  84. catholic
    comprehensive or broad-minded in tastes and interests
  85. vainglorious
    feeling self-importance
  86. vainglory
    outspoken conceit
  87. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  88. philistinism
    a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
  89. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  90. profligacy
    the trait of spending extravagantly
  91. uxorious
    foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
  92. coup de grace
    the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
  93. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  94. qui vive
    condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation
  95. epigram
    a witty saying
  96. persiflage
    light teasing
  97. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  98. chimerical
    like a grotesque product of the imagination
  99. ochlocracy
    a political system in which a mob is the source of control
  100. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  101. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  102. specious
    plausible but false
  103. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  104. biennial
    occurring every second year
  105. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  106. ailurophobia
    a morbid fear of cats
  107. astraphobia
    a morbid fear of thunder and lightning
  108. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  109. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  110. impute
    attribute or credit to
  111. nyctophobia
    a morbid fear of night or darkness
  112. plebeian
    of or associated with the great masses of people
  113. famish
    be hungry; go without food
  114. nebbish
    (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton
Created on Mon May 17 00:26:45 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Jun 01 14:04:58 EDT 2021)

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