Reading and Writing 1st Monthly

• incipient is used to describe things which are beginning to come into being or which are to become apparent.
• posse is a group of friends, or a group of people who are gathered together for a particular purpose.
• diligent is characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort.
• skulk is to move around or hide in a stealthy or secretive way.
• accolade refers to an award or expression of praise
• circumspect is someone described as careful to consider the circumstances and risks before doing or saying something.
• retronym refers to a term that is created an adopted to distinguish the original or older version, form, or example of something from others that are more recent.
• ferret means to find something, such as information, by careful searching.
• ominous is something described as hints or suggest that something bad is coming or is going to happen.
• tenet is a principle, belief, or doctrine that is held to be true by members of an organization, movement, or profession.
• mangle is to ruin it due to carelessness or a lack of skill. can also mean to "injure or damage something or someone severely by cutting, tearing, or crushing.
• Elysian is something described as blissful or delightful in a way that evokes something otherworldy.
• gargoyle is a strange or grotesque human or animal figure that sticks out from the roof of a building and is used to cause rainwater to flow away from the building's sides.
• cosplay is to engage in the activity or practice of dressing up as a character from a work of fiction.
• oneiric is an adjective meaning "of or relating to dreams".
• bunkum is an old fashioned and informal word refers to foolish or insincere talk or ideas.
• whinge is to complain fretfully.
• axiomatic describes something that is understood as obviously true, such that it is or should be taken for granted.
• harangue is a forceful or angry speech or piece of writing
• kindred is to say that two people or things are related or have similar nature or character.
• conflate means "to confuse" " to fail to differentiate" and "to blend or bring together".
• sarcasm refers to the use of words that mean one thing to communicate the exact opposite of that thing, especially used to insult someone.
• unfettered describes what is not controlled or restricted.
• capitulate is to surrender to an enemy, often after negotiating terms, or to stop trying to fight or resist something.
• vivacious is something or someone described as happy and lively in an appealing way.
• lexicographer is an author or editor of a dictionary.
• docile is used to describe those who are easily taught, led, or managed.
• ne plus ultra refers to the highest point of development or success that something may achieve.
• emote is to express emotion in a very dramatic or obvious way.
• bailiwick refers to the domain or sphere in which someone has superior knowledge or authority.
• quotidian is something described as occuring everyday or occurs routinely or typically.
• damask refers to a usually shiny, thick fabric made with patterns.
• prognosticate is to predict or foreshadow something.
• acquisitive is something or someone described as strong desire to own or acquire more things.
• zeitgeber refers to environmental agent or event that provides the stimulus which sets or resets an organism's biological clock.
• gratuitous describes things that are not necessary, appropriate, or justified.
• signet refers to a seal used officially to give personal authority to a document in lieu of a signature, or to the impression made by or as if by such as seal.
• absolve is to free someone from a responsibility or commitment, or from the consequences of guilt.
• fissile describes materials that are capable of undergoing fission.
• MacGuffin is an object, event, or character in a film or story that serves to set and keep the plot in motion despite usually lacking intrinsic importance.