english vocab

• discreetly (adverb): quietly, without attracting attention
• diligent (adjective): working hard and conscientiously
• misanthropic (adj.) - having a hatred of mankind; having a hatred of human beings.
• capital - old english for great 🔥
• conjectured: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
• cognizant: aware of something that is happening or existing.
• desolation: a state of complete emptiness or destruction
• disparate: different from one another, especially in character or quality
• fraught with danger/difficulty: full of danger or difficulty
• enigma: a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
• incessantly: without stopping; continuously
• lamentable: very sad or regrettable
• miscreants: people who commit crimes or do wrong things
• perplexity: the feeling of being confused or uncertain about what to do or how to deal with a situation
• obduracy: stubbornness or unreasonableness
• pernicious: causing harm or damage in a gradual or insidious way
• paucity: scarcity, insufficiency
• recalcitrant: refusing to obey orders or follow rules
• recrimination: an accusation made by someone against another person as part of an argument
• odious: extremely unpleasant; repulsive
• diverting: entertaining or amusing
• ornery: bad-tempered or difficult to deal with
• vitriol: bitter criticism or malice
• abut: (of a building or an area of land) be next to or have a common boundary with
• incumbent: necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility
• amiable: having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
• taciturn: (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
• impertinence: lack of respect; rudeness
• reproach: express to (someone) one's disapproval of or disappointment in their actions
• manifold: many and various
• cordial: warm and friendly
• ardent: very enthusiastic or passionate
• caprice: a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour
• derision: contemptuous ridicule or mockery
• propriety: the quality of being proper, correct, or suitable; decorum; decorousness
• felicitous: well chosen or suited to the circumstances
• post-haste: in a hurry, in a great hurry, in a great hurry to do something
• afoul: in opposition to, contrary to, or in violation of the law
• beleaguer: cause problems or difficulties for