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Vocabulary Enrichment #1

Myriad: a countless or extremely great in number.

 adjective

 Standing on top of the mountain, I could see the myriad stars in the sky

 Innocuous: not harmful or offensive.

 adjective

 While traveling abroad, Jake made sure his words and actions were inncuous

 Feign: pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

 verb

 Hailey feigned ignorance when asked about the broken window

 Temerity: excessive confidence or boldness; audacity

 noun

 Jacob had the temerity to defy the director's orders

 Affront: an action or remark that causes outrage or offense

 noun

 Sarah believed writing a script this bad was an affront to the theater.

 Acquiesce: accept something reluctantly but without protest.

 verb

 The king acquiesced the decision his advisers had made.

 Interim: the intervening time. 

 noun

 In the interim, I'll work on homework until class starts

 Trepidation: a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

 noun

 The hero felt trepidation when approaching the dark cave
Alleviate: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
verb
The painkillers alleviated his headache
Stagnant: showing no activity; dull and sluggish.
adjective
The stagnant puddle of water was filled with bacteria.
Elicit: evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.
verb
Being punched in the gut elicited an audible cry of pain.
Exacerbate: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
verb
Raising the price of groceries exacerbated the famine.
Tumultuous: making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.
adjective
The outstanding performance was followed by tumultuous applause
Bolster: support or strengthen; prop up.
verb
Taking his vitamins bolstered his immune system.
Cajole: persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
verb
The used car salesman cajoled the hapless buyer into purchasing a car.
Clandestine: kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
adjective
Their clandestine poker games were done in the bar's backroom
Ameliorate: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
verb
The new update ameliorated the bugs in the game.
Cessation: the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.
noun
The vaccine brought the cessation of the epidemic.
Proliferation: rapid increase in numbers.
noun
Poor personal hygiene leads to the proliferation of germs.
Fervent: having or displaying a passionate intensity.
adjective
The fans were fervent over the new release.
Ubiquitous: present, appearing, or found everywhere.
adjective
Access to running water is almost ubiquitous in a modern nation.
Sweltering: uncomfortably hot
adjective
The sweltering heat prevented anyone from going outside.
Extraneous: irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
adjective
The professor loved talking about extraneous material and going on tangents.
Recalcitrant: having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
adjective
The criminal was recalcitrant when being cross examined by the prosecutor.
Schadenfreude: pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.
noun
The man in the elevator experienced schadenfreude when he let the door close on someone trying to get on.
Malleable: easily influenced; pliable.
adjective
Jacob's opinions were malleable.
Augment: make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.
verb
Putting the sight on the pistol augmented his accuracy.
Debauchery: excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.
noun
Debauchery is a lifestyle that college students indulge in.
Decadence: moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.
noun
The elite lived lives filled with decadence.
Presumptive: of the nature of a presumption; presumed in the absence of further information.
adjective
Charles was presumptive and jumped to conclusions.

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