#vocabulary 100 IELTS Vocabulary (PART 1) Panacea the god | SharpEng: Английский для всех!

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100 IELTS Vocabulary (PART 1)

Panacea
the goddess of healing
aberration
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
abhor
find repugnant
acquiesce
agree or express agreement
alacrity
liveliness and eagerness
amiable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
appease
make peace with
arcane
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
avarice
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
brazen
unrestrained by convention or propriety
brusque
rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
cajole
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
callous
emotionally hardened
candor
the quality of being honest and straightforward
chide
scold or reprimand severely or angrily
circumspect
careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
clandestine
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
coerce
cause to do through pressure or necessity
coherent
marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
complacency
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
confidant
someone to whom private matters are told
connive
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
cumulative
increasing by successive addition
debase
make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
decry
express strong disapproval of
deferential
showing courteous regard for people's feelings
demure
shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
deride
treat or speak of with contempt
despot
a cruel and oppressive dictator
diligent
quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
elated
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
eloquent
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
embezzle
appropriate fraudulently to one's own use
empathy
understanding and entering into another's feelings
enmity
a state of deep-seated ill-will
erudite
having or showing profound knowledge
extol
praise, glorify, or honor
fabricate
put together out of artificial or natural components
feral
wild and menacing
flabbergasted
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
forsake
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
fractious
easily irritated or annoyed
furtive
secret and sly or sordid
gluttony
habitual eating to excess
gratuitous
unnecessary and unwarranted
haughty
having or showing arrogant superiority