Vocab: Part #7

• Innuendo


  (Noun) A suggestion of information, particularly something negative/suggestive

  
  

  Insinuation, implication, hint

  “She’s always making sly innuendos.”
• Insipid


  (Adjective) Bland; without distinction; lacking interest

  
  

  Uninteresting, boring, vapid, ordinary

  ”The presenter was an insipid speaker, and half of the audience fell asleep during his report.”
• Laconic


  (Adjective) Saying a lot with a few words; concise; pithy

  
  

  Succinct, brief, to the point, blunt

  “His laconic reply gave away his lack of interest in the topic.”
• Loquacious


  (Adjective) Talkative; wordy

  
  

  Long-winded, rambling, voluble

  ”At the party, I was stuck talking to the loquacious woman everyone else was trying to avoid.”
• Malevolent


  (Adjective) Showing ill will or wishing to harm others

  
  

  Malicious, hostile, spiteful, bitter

  ”Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a fine line.”
• Misanthrope


  (Noun) One who hates or mistreats humankind and avoids human society

  
  

  Hermit, recluse, cynic, skeptic

  ”Scrooge wasn't the mean-spirited misanthrope most of us believe him to be.”
• Misnomer


  (Noun) A wrong or inaccurate name

  
  

  “It's a bit of a misnomer to call nachos ‘fine dining.‘”
• Misogynist


  (Noun) Someone who hates women

  
  

  Woman-hater, male chauvinist, sexist

  “A bachelor and renowned misogynist”
• Mitigate


  (Verb) To lessen the intensity of; to dilute; to make less severe or serious

  
  

  Reduce, diminish, alleviate, weaken

  ”He wanted to mitigate misery in the world.”
• Narcissism


  (Noun) Excessive self-love; vanity

  
  

  Self-absorption, egocentricity

  “Humbleness is productive, narcissism is destructive.”