English Word Bank (Set 2)

• abrogate (v.)


  to treat as nonexistent and to fail to do what is required by (something, such as a responsibility)
• hoity-toity (adj)


  it means acting in a haughty or condescending way, often to appear more important or sophisticated than they actually are
• kalokagathia (noun)


  the concept of "kalokagathia" is an ancient greek ideal that combines physical beauty ("kalos") with moral goodness ("agathos")
• pareidolia


  a situation in which someone sees a pattern or image of something that does not exist
• elation (n.)


  great happiness and exhilaration
• rambunctious (adj.)


  it means, "noisy and out of control, unruly, difficult to control or handle"
• edgy


  something or someone trying too hard to be cool, almost to a point where it's cringe worthy.
• ebullient (adj.)


  describes someone or something as being extremely enthusiastic, lively in their expression of emotions or energy.
• obfuscate (v.)


  to make something less clear and harder to understand.
• vigilant (adj)


  · alertly watchful especially to avoid danger.· suggests intense, unremitting, wary watchfulness
• floccinaucinihilipilification (n.)


  the action or habit of estimating something as worthless
• ruminate (v.)


  to think deeply or reflect carefully about something
• draconian (adj.)


  excessively harsh and severe
• ambivalence (n.)


  state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
• resplendent (adj.)


  attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous
• demure (adj.)


  quiet and well-behaved
• sycophant (n.)


  someone who praises powerful or rich people in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them
• wanderlust (n.)


  a strong desire to travel and explore the world
• querencia (n.)


  a place where one feels safe, from which one's strength of character is drawn or one feels most at home or finds their true self
• contumacious (adj.)


  this term refers to a person or behavior that exhibits willful disobedience, resistance, or stubborn defiance towards authority or rules
• trouvaille (n.)


  something lovely discovered by a chance
• ataraxia (n.)


  a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety
• apricity (n.)


  refers to the warmth of the sun in winter, specifically the feeling of the sun's rays on a cold day
• recalcitrant (adj.)


  having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
• apathy (adj.)


  lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or concern about something
• lypophrenia (n.)


  a vague feeling of sadness seemingly without any cause