No Fear Vocab 3

adroit 	quick and skillful, either physically or mentally
adversary 	opponent
aloof 	unwilling to get involved, usually out of a sense of superiority
altercation 	heated argument
ardor 	intense feeling
aversion 	strong feeling of dislike
bolster 	to strengthen or support something
brawn 	physical strength
camaraderie 	a feeling of closeness among a particular group of people
cloying 	sickeningly sweet
cohesive 	sticking together
compulsion 	a force that makes someone do something
conformity 	behavior that completely complies with accepted standards.
derisive 	showing contempt
ebullient 	full of cheerful enthusiasm
effervescent 	lively, bubbly
enmity 	hatred
euphoria 	a feeling of great joy
exuberance 	cheerful enthusiasm
exultation 	a feeling of great joy or triumph, or the expression of that feeling
fanaticism 	extreme enthusiasm or belief
fatuous 	unintelligent and unaware.
fervor 	extreme emotion or belief 
fraternize 	to socialize with other people-especially people with whom you shouldn’t be friends
frivolity 	silly or trivial behavior
garrulous 	excessively talkative
gregarious 	friendly, sociable, talkative
homogenous 	being similar in nature
idolatry 	fanatical worship of something or somebody
Inane 	senseless, unimportant
incessant 	nonstop
loquacious 	friendly, sociable, talkative 
narcissistic 	excessively self-admiring or self-centered
novice 	someone who is new at something
nurture 	to encourage something to grow
physique 	the shape and size of someone’s body
polarize 	to make the differences between groups clearer and more extreme
ponderously 	in a lumbering, slow, and heavy manner
prattle 	to talk in a silly, childish way
prodigious 	great in amount or size
strident 	loud, harsh in tone
vacuous 	lacking intelligence or content
vapid 	dull, lacking interest
vilify 	to say abusive things about someone else

No Fear Vocab 4

abysmal 	completely awful
accrue 	to increase in value or amount over time
affluent 	wealthy
arduous 	requiring hard work
augment 	to increase, supplement
bereft 	deprived of something; filled with a sense of loss
coagulate 	to thicken into a semisolid mass
cognizant 	fully aware
consumption 	eating or drinking
corpulent 	fat
delectable 	delicious
derelict 	neglected and in poor condition; also,  someone who has no home, employment, or family
destitute 	desperately lacking money, food, or resources
diligently 	carefully, with a lot of effort
dreg 	a small remainder of something
epicurean 	someone who takes pleasure in luxurious things, especially good food
fetid 	smelling rotten
frugal 	thrifty, not wasteful
glutton 	someone who eats and drinks to excess
gourmand 	someone who loves food, and often eats too much
gratifying 	pleasing, satisfying
haughty 	cocky, arrogant
impecunious 	poor
interminable 	unending
lucrative 	producing profit
malinger 	to pretend to be sick, especially to avoid work
malodorous 	bad smelling.
meager 	very little (in quantity, substance, or size)
mundane 	boring and everyday
oleaginous 	oily
onerous 	being a burden or a lot of trouble.
palatable 	acceptable tasting
parsimony 	thrift; an unwillingness to spend money
paucity 	a lack of something
penurious 	lacking money or being unwilling to spend money
piquant 	tasting or smelling savory or spicy
prodigal 	wasteful
prosperous 	wealthy, successful, or fortunate.
pungent 	strong smelling
rancid 	tasting or smelling rotten
redolent 	having a strong, pleasing smell.
remunerative 	paying or rewarding someone with money.
stultifying 	boring, tedious
succulent 	juicy and delicious
sustenance 	something – especially food – that sustains life
truancy 	the act of being absent without permission
unparalleled 	unable to be matched
usury 	lending money at an extremely high rate of interest