Essay Words
Essays Vocabulary Words
querulous tending to complain; whining
quantitative relating to quantity; measurable
nonchalant indifferent, calm, and unconcerned
promiscuous demonstrating or applying and undiscriminating or unselective approach
anthropomorphism attributing human characteristics to non humans
feign pretend something, invent something
assuage relieve something unpleasant
futile in vein, having no useful result
sanguine confident; cheerfully optimistic
philanthropy desire to benefit humanity
misogyny hatred of women
avarice greed for wealth
gentility refinement; upper class status
pragmatism practical way of thinking about results
progeny offspring; something resulting
posit put something forward
condescension snobby and pretentious manner
pedantic too concerned with formal rules and details
polemic passionate argument, often controversial
sardonic disdainfully mocking
provocative making people angry or excited, sexually arousing
candid candor-honest; directness
modulated alter something to make less strong
expunge get rid of something completely
erudite very knowledgeable through study
antecedent something coming before; word that subsequent word refers to
parallelism deliberate repetition of words or sentence structure for effect
metonymy a figure of speech in which an attribute is used to represent the whole thing
engender create or arise; have offspring
genesis beginning
warrant authorization to do something
cogent rationally persuasive
cynicism belief that people are insincere
empathy vicarious understanding of another's feelings; especially due to similar or shared experience
antipathy strongly negative feeling
ambivalence conflict of ideas or attitudes; uncertainty
colloquial informal speech
didactic a message with an instructive purpose
synesthesia the concurrent response of two or more of the senses to the stimulation of one
prescience advance knowledge of things
lugubrious gloomy, mournful; especially to an excessive degree
qualifier somebody with right or skill, a word or phrase that modifies or restricts the meaning of another word or phrase
temporal relating to time; brief
concession reluctant, yielding
admonition a mild but earnest rebuke
petulant sulky or ill-tempered in a peevish manner
unscrupulous not restrained by moral or ethical principals
immutable unchanging or unchangeable
antithesis direct opposite; figure of speech that use words or phrases to contrast each other to create a balanced effect
blasphemy disrespect of religion
quantification determine number or extent of something
diatribe bitter verbal or written attack
rebuttal to refute, to prove false, to deny the truth of something
qualification essential attribute, official requirement
doleful sad and mournful
salutary useful, of value or benefit to something or someone
enmity hostility; extreme hatred
supposition hypothesis; suggestion that might be true
feckless ineffective; unlikely to be successful
acerbic bitter sharp in tone, taste, or manner
insolent rude or arrogant, lack of respect
egregious flagrant, conspicuously bad or offensive
nostalgic sentimental recollection
hedonism seeking of pleasure as a way of life
disingenuous withholding information; not sincere
credibility believability, willingness to believe
synecdoche figure of speech in which part of something is used to signify the whole
sensory relating to senses and the sense organs
confirmation act of verifying or ratifying something
anomaly irregularity, deviation
esoteric abstruse; difficult to understand
asceticism self-denying way of life
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