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What is the definition of the word 'Bellicose'?
What does 'Effulgent' mean?
What is the definition of 'Ineffable'?
What does 'Juxtaposition' mean?
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What is the definition of 'Lugubrious'?
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What does 'Munificent' mean?
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What is the definition of 'Obfuscate'?
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What does 'Quixotic' mean?
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What is the definition of 'Venerate'?
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What does 'Zephyr' mean?
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Study Notes
Vocabulary
- Alacrity refers to a brisk and cheerful readiness or enthusiasm.
Negative Traits
- Bellicose individuals demonstrate aggression and a willingness to fight.
- Demagogues are political leaders who appeal to people's desires and prejudices rather than using rational argument.
- Garrulous people are excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
- Lugubrious individuals or things appear or sound sad and dismal.
- Nefarious actions or activities are wicked or criminal.
- Obfuscate means to render something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
- Perfidious individuals are deceitful and untrustworthy.
- Recalcitrant individuals have an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
Positive Traits
- Effulgent things shine brightly or radiate brightness.
- Felicitous choices are well-suited to the circumstances.
- Munificent individuals are more generous than usual or necessary.
- Sanguine people are optimistic or positive, even in bad or difficult situations.
- Venerate means to regard someone or something with great respect; to revere.
- Winsome individuals are attractive or appealing in appearance or character.
Other Vocabulary
- Cacophony is a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
- Halcyon denotes a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
- Ineffable things are too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
- Juxtaposition is the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
- Quixotic individuals are exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
- Tantamount means equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
- Uxorious individuals have or show an excessive or submissive fondness for their wife.
- Xenophile individuals are attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
- Yen is a longing or yearning.
- Zephyr is a soft, gentle breeze.
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Test your knowledge of words that describe negative personality traits, such as bellicose, demagogues, and garrulous, and learn how to use them in context.
