Vocabulary

Bellicose: Adjective- inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent;

pugnacious. 1400–50; late Middle English Latin bellicōsus, equivalent to bellic(us)
pertaining to war. Adverb-Bellicosely Noun-Bellicosity

Cantankerous: Adjective- disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish.

Noun- Cantankerousness Adverb- Cantankerously from Anglo-French contek, of obscure
origin

Deleterious: adjective harmful; injurious; hurtful

deleteriously, adverb deleteriousness, noun from Greek dēlētērios injurious, destructive

Liquidate: Verb to settle or pay < Late Latin liquidātus, past participle of liquidāre to melt,
make clear. non·liq·ui·dat·ing, adjective

Refuge: noun shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.

verb (used with object), refuged, ref·ug·ing.
Latin refugium, equivalent to refug(ere) to turn and flee, run away

Ubiquitous:
Adjective existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent:
u·biq·ui·tous·ly, adverb u·biq·ui·tous·ness, noun
Lassitude:
Noun weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy;
listlessness; languor. Latin lassitūdō weariness

Lackadaisical:
Adjective without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic:
1760 lackadais(y) lack·a·dai·si·cal·ly, adverb lack·a·dai·si·cal·ness, noun

Recapitulate: Verb to sum up statements or matters. Late Latin recapitulāre, literally: to

put back under headings

Stipulate:
to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement
 Old Latin stipulus firm, but perhaps from stipula a stalk, from the convention of breaking a
straw to ratify a promise stipulable (ˈstɪpjʊləbəl), adjective stipulation, noun stipulator,
nounstipulatory, adjective

Somnambulism: Noun- Sleepwalking

New Latin somnambulismus, equivalent to somn(us) sleep + ambul(āre) to walk
som·nam·bu·list, noun
som·nam·bu·lis·tic, adjective sem·i·som·nam·bu·lis·tic, adjective

Abjure: to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant:

Latin abjūrāre to deny on oath
abjuration, noun abjurer, noun

Fallacious: adjective containing or involving a fallacy; illogical; erroneous

fallaciously, adverb fallaciousness, noun from the Latin word fallāciōsus deceitful,
deceptive.

Chthonic: adjective Classical Mythology. of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other
beings dwelling under the earth.
Greek khthonios in or under the earth

Colloquial: adjective
characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or
writing; informal. col·lo·qui·al·ly, adverb col·lo·qui·al·ness, col·lo·qui·al·i·ty, noun

Existential: Adjective of or relating to existence

existentially, adverb Late Latin word existentiālis “relating to existing”

Filibuster: Verb U.S. Politics. to impede legislation by irregular or obstructive tactics,

especially by making long speeches. filibusterer, noun filibusterism, noun
 Hegemony: noun, plural he·gem·o·nies.
leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a
confederation. Greek hēgemonía leadership, supremacy, hegemonic, adjective

Holistic: noun, plural he·gem·o·nies.

leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a
confederation. from Greek hēgemonia authority hegemonic, adjective

Nihilism: noun total rejection of established laws and institutions.

Latin nihil nothing, nihilist, noun, adjective nihilistic, adjective