English 4 vocab 1-25 Part-1

vocab 1-5

100

skill in making correct decisions and judgements in a subject (ex-business or politics)

acumen 

200

impulsive; unpredictable 

capricious

300

act of being careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping something secret

discretion

400

- an architectural term signifying the front of a building 

- a false or deceptive appearance 

facade

500

a structural or behavioral appearance 

idiosyncrasy

vocab 6-10

100

suggesting the horror or death and decay 

macabre

200

overly forward going beyond what is right 

presumptuous

300

anxious or concerned about another's needs; attentive 

solicitous

400

seeming to be everywhere at once

ubiquitous

500

truthfulness; to prove the accuracy or truth of something 

veracity 

vocab 11-15

100

to be connected with or controlled by another organization 

affiliate

200

a warning to consider something before acting further, or a statement which limits a more general statement 

caveat

300

expressing sorrow or mourning

elegiac

400

a social blunder or mistake 

faux pas

500

shameful; disgraceful

ignominious

vocab 16-20

100

clearly apparent to

manifest

200

the purest most essential element or example of a thing

quintessence

300

short, direct, to the point

succinct

400

marked by fake or exaggerated eagerness

unctuous

500

experienced as a result of watching, listening, or reading about the activities of other people, rather than doing the activities yourself 

vicarious

vocab 21-25

100

unselfish; giving

altruistic

200

distress of mind caused by embrassment or humiliation

chagrin

300

to explain; to make clear

elucidate

400

having a worn or sickly appearance

haggard 

500

to attack with words and arguments 

impugn