Advanced vocabulary 1

Conundrum a confusing and difficult problem or question

Ephemeral lasting for a very short time

Inscrutable difficult to understand or interpret

Nefarious wicked or criminal

Querulous complaining or whining in a petulant manner

Salient most noticeable or important

Ubiquitous present, appearing, or found everywhere

Vexatious causing annoyance, frustration, or worry

Zealous having great enthusiasm or passion for something

Aberration a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected

Bombastic high-sounding but with little meaning, inflated

Disparage regard or represent as being of little worth, belittle

Furtive attempting to avoid notice or attention, secretive

Gregarious fond of company, sociable

Harbinger a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

Axiomatic self-evident, unquestionable

Equanimity calmness, composure, evenness of temper

Genuflect to kneel, bow or bend in reverence or worship

Intransigent stubborn, unwilling to compromise

Juxtapose to place side by side for comparison or contrast

Limpid clear, transparent, easy to understand

Metamorphosis a profound change in form or nature

Perspicacious having keen insight, mentally sharp

Vituperate to criticize or berate harshly, to use abusive language towards

Nonplussed bewildered, confused, unsure how to react

Obdurate stubborn, unyielding, resistant to persuasion

Elated great happieness

Warehouse a large building for storing goods that are going to be sold

Loft the space under the roof of a house or other building

Eccentric behaving in a strange and unusual way

Versatile having many different skills

Ruthless not caring if you hurt or upset other people when you try to get what you want

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