Don Quixote Vocabulary Week 22 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

preeminent (adj)

Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding: "a preeminent leader in education."

Ponderous (adj)

slow and awkward because of being very heavy or large: "He had a slow and ponderous manner"

Pertinacious (adj)

Very determined and refusing to be defeated by problems: "Like most successful politicians, she is pertinacious and single-minded in the pursuit of her goals."

Pedantic (adj)

Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for academic knowledge and formal rules:" a pedantic attention to details."

Officious (adj)

1.Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others: "an officious host; officious attention." 2. Informal; unofficial.

Noxious (adj)

1. Harmful to living things; injurious to health: "noxious chemical wastes.' 2. Harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting: "noxious ideas."

Malevolent (adj)

causing or wanting to cause harm or evil, "I could feel his malevolent gaze as I walked away."

malefactor (noun)

a person who does bad or illegal things. "She must have been a terrible malefactor indeed if her crimes are in proportion to her penalty."

malediction (noun)

words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone or that express the hope that someone will have bad luck: "He left, muttering maledictions against them."

Luxuriant (adj)

Characterized by rich or profuse growth, "a luxuriant garden; luxuriant hair"

Lethargic (adj)

Of, causing, or characterized by lethargy. "Lana awoke lethargic and in pain."

Indefatigable (adj)

Having or showing a capacity for persistent effort; not tiring. "He had courage, a vivid sense of duty, and an indefatigable love of work"

imperturbable (adj)

always staying calm and controlled, even in difficult situations that would cause other people to worry.\"He was imperturbable in a crisis."

Guile (noun)

smart but sometimes dishonest behavior that you use to deceive someone: "He is a simple man, totally lacking in guile".

Glower(noun)

v.To look or stare angrily or frown. n.An angry or sullen look or stare "Ryan shifted his attention to glower down at his mate"

Erudite (adj)

Having or showing great knowledge or learning "The erudite student graduated at the top of her class."

Elegy (noun)

a. A poem or song composed especially as a lament for a deceased person. Music: A composition that is melancholy An elegy on his death was published by Alan

defunct (adj)

No longer in existence or use;extinct "a defunct political organization"

Compatriot (noun)

A person from one's own country. "It was on this mission that he met and helped his compatriot"

Cavalier (noun, adjective)

noun. soldier; a knight. adj. 1. Showing arrogant disregard; " a cavalier attitude toward the suffering of others."

Catigate (verb)

To punish or rebuke severely. " If you don't castigate him when he actually makes the mistake, he will get away with it every time and never improve himself."

Austere (adj)

Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; Strict or severe in discipline: "The austere figure of a Puritan minister.

Abjure

To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate: "For nearly 21 years after his resignation as Prime Minister in 1963, he abjured all titles"