Vocab List #3

• profound

  having or showing great knowledge or insight; deep; intense; heartfelt.
• erudite

  having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarly; learned.
• superficial

  existing or occurring at or on the surface; not deep.
• idyllic

  (esp. of a time or place) extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
• pastoral

  an idealized version of country life.
• rustic

  relating to the countryside; made plainly and simply, typically with natural resources.
• bucolic

  relating to the pleasant countryside and country life.
• ineffable

  too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words; unutterable. Its antonym is effable.
• effable


  capable of putting into words. The antonym of ineffable.
• recalcitrant


  stubbornly resistant to authority.
• insubordinate

  defiant of authority.
• intractable

  hard to control or deal with; uncontrollable.
• unctuous

  too friendly, flattering, or moralistic but it comes across as insincere.
• disingenuous

  not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one does; fake.
• ingratiating


  intended to gain approval or favor; sycophantic.
• sycophant

  someone who acts obsequiously toward someone important to gain an advantage.
• insular

  ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.
• provincial

  of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.
• cosmopolitan

  including or containing people from many different countries.