English Vocabulary
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Advanced English vocabulary set covering definitions of sophisticated words for learners and native speakers.
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- Loquacious
- Tending to talk a great deal; talkative
- Querulous
- Complaining in a petulant or whining manner
- Alacrity
- Brisk and cheerful readiness
- Capricious
- Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
- Iconoclast
- A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
- Facetious
- Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
- Ephemeral
- Lasting for a very short time
- Obsequious
- Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
- Jeopardy
- Danger of loss, harm, or failure
- Rancor
- Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing
- Trepidation
- A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
- Wary
- Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
- Mitigate
- Make less severe, serious, or painful
- Magnanimous
- Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person
- Pervasive
- Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people
- Ostracize
- Exclude someone from a society or group
- Taciturn
- Reserved or uncommunicative in speech
- Sycophant
- A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage
- Anachronism
- A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists
- Nefarious
- Wicked or criminal
- Equivocal
- Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous
- Pragmatic
- Dealing with things sensibly and realistically
- Gregarious
- Fond of company; sociable
- Garrulous
- Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
- Harangue
- A lengthy and aggressive speech
- Zealot
- A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their ideals
- Cacophony
- A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
- Ubiquitous
- Present, appearing, or found everywhere
- Ebullient
- Cheerful and full of energy
- Vacillate
- Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions
- Banal
- So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
- Laconic
- Using very few words
- Audacious
- Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
- Debilitate
- Make someone weak and infirm