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wry

ironic

workmanlike

done right, but uninspiring, boring

wind down

to gradually stop/ to relax

well-bred

with good manners

weigh up

to consider pros and cons

weary

extremely tired

Wastrel

someone that wastes time/money

vituperative

full of anger, cruelty

vilify

to try to destroy some1 reputation

vicissitudes

many changes and difficulties over time

viable

possible, feasible

verisimilitude

apparence of being real

ventilate

to let emotions out/ to let air in

utmost

the greatest

uphill

towards the top of the hill/ hard and tedious

upbringing

childhood

unyielding

unwilling to change one's opinion/believes. very hard/rigid

untenable

too difficult to continue

untainted

not spoiled by anything

unrest

niepokoj

unmet

not satisfied

unmanned

without a crew

unitelegible

impossible to understand/read

unimaginative

not original/ boring

unilateral

done independently by a group/person

uniformly

in a same way for everyone

undertake

to start doing something/ to take upon

undermine

to try to damage something

tussle

to fight with someone for something/ really bad fight

torment

great mental suffering/extreme pain

tone down

too gradually lessen something

tirade

a long talk that is critisizing someone/something

tetchy

easy to anger

tenacious

not easily defeatable/physically strong/ extremely determined

tarnish

to make something less bright/to damage someone's reputation

taper off

to become gradually narrower at the end

tangible

easily seen/real

talk someone out of smth

bruh

tactily

to express something without directly stating it

swot up

to study something very hard

sway

to persuade someone

suseptible

vulnureable to something

surfeit

amount that is too large

surefire

certain to be succesful

summon

order someone to come to particular place`````````````````````````````````

subtly

not very obvious

subterranean

below the earth

subdued

unusually quiet/not very strong/intense

suave

very confident/pleasant/attractive

strident

aggresive and determined/sounding unpleasant

stoically

without complaining

sternly

serious or severe

stem

to originate from something

starlit

with light from the stars

spurious

false but seemingly true

sore point

a topic that someone prefers not to discuss

smitten

suddenly

skittish

easy to frighten

simper

to smile in an silly unsincere way

sharp-witted

good at noticing and realizing things/quick to understand

shackled

to be restrained/prevented by something

sermonize

to give long moral advise

sedulous

showing great care

Sardonic

Showing that you do not have a good opinion of something; cynical;

Scrupulous

Extremely attentive to details; very careful about doing something right; doing everything correctly.

Scrutinize

To examine or inspect something very carefully.

Ructions

: Noisy and angry protests, complaints, or arguments.

Run high

(of feelings) extremely strong, angry, or excited.

Sacrosanct

Too important/special to be changed or criticized.

Salient

he most important, noticeable, or relevant.

Sangfroid

The ability to stay calm in tough or dangerous situations.

Revere

To have great respect for someone/something; to admire someone/something

Robust

Strong and healthy; strongly formed; not likely to fail or become weak; having a strong flavour.

Rove

To travel over a wide area; to wander through/over.

Row back

o change a previous decision or statement.

Resilient

Able to become strong or happy again after a difficult or unpleasant situation; able to recover quickly after something bad; able to quickly return to an original shape.

Restraint

Calm and controlled behaviour, especially when it is difficult to remain calm; something that limits the freedom of someone/something.

ResurgencE

A new increase of activity or interest in something

Retort

A quick and clever answer that is angry or funny.

Remorse

A feeling of sadness and deep regret for something you have done.

Rendezvous

To meet someone, especially secretly, at a particular time/place; a place where people agree to meet at a particular time.

Reprimand

To tell someone officially that something they have done is bad/wrong.

Residue

A small amount/part that is left after the main part has gone

Reiterate

To repeat something you have already said in order to emphasize or clarify it.

Rejuvenate

To make someone/something look younger or more modern; to give new energy to something.

Relinquish

To give up something such as power, control, or responsibility.

Reluctant

Not willing to do something; doing something but does not really want to.

Reclusive

Living alone and avoiding the company of other people.

Refute

To prove that something is wrong; to state that something is not true.

Rehearse

To practice something in order to prepare it for public performance; to say/do something several times in order to practice.

Rein in

To control someone/something strictly.

Reinstate

To give someone back their previous job or position.

Ramification

(usually plural) the possible results of an action/decision.

Rampant

(of something bad or unwanted) spreading everywhere in an uncontrolled way; getting worse quickly.

Ravenous

ery hungry; wanting something very much.

Reciprocal

nvolves two people or groups of people who behave in the same way.

Pungent

having a sharply strong taste or smell.

Quagmire

An area of soft, wet ground; a situation that is hard to deal with.

Quench

To satisfy one's thirst by drinking; to stop a fire from burning; to satisfy a need or wish; to suppress.

Quintessence

The most typical example of something.

Rambling

Not having a specific goal or purpose; too long/big and confused; growing in all directions.

Primordial

Existing from the beginning of time; very basic; fundamental.

Proffer

o offer something by holding it out.

Prosaic

Ordinary; not interesting or exciting.

Prudent

Reasonable; careful when making decisions; avoiding risks.

Precipitate

To cause something to happen sooner than expected; to make something happen suddenly.

Prefigure

To suggest/show something that will happen in the future.

Preponderance

: A greater amount/number of something; the largest part.

Preposterous

idiculous; extremely foolish or silly.

Prevail on/upon

To persuade someone to do something.

Ponderous

Very heavy or large and therefore slow and clumsy; boring because it is too slow or long.

Porous

Having many small holes; easy to pass or get through.

Posit

To suggest something in order to start an argument or discussion.

Prattle

o talk for a long time about something unimportant.

Placate

To say or do something to make someone stop feeling angry about something.

Plainly

Clearly; simply; obviously; in a direct and honest way.

Plethora

A very large amount/number; an amount that is more than you need/want.

Plight

A difficult and unpleasant situation/condition.

Plod along

To make extremely slow progress.

Patch someone through

To connect someone to a phone number; to connect someone to network.

Pejorative

Expressing contempt or criticism.

Perilous

Extremely dangerous; full of danger.

Permeable

Allowing a liquid or gas to pass through.

Pilfer

To steal things of small value or in small quantities.

Pallid

Very pale; showing no enthusiasm; not strong or bright.

Pant

: To breathe quickly and loudly with short breaths.

Palpable

So obvious that it can be easily noticed by the mind or senses.

Parched

Dried up due to hot weather and lack of rain/water.

Pass muster

To reach an acceptable standard (mostly used in business English).

Outnumber

: To be greater in number than someone/something

Overindulge

To allow yourself to have too much of something enjoyable; to eat or drink too much.

Overturn

Turn upside down; to decide that something is wrong and change it.

Oxymoron

: A combination of words that have opposite meanings.

Opprobrious

: Expressing harsh criticism of someone,

Ordeal

Extremely unpleasant and painful experience.

Ostentatious

Displaying your wealth/power/knowledge in a way that attracts attention.

Outclass

To be much better than someone/something.

Outmaneuver

o obtain an advantage over someone in a smart or skillful way.

Offhand

Done or made without previous thought/preparation; done without taking the time to consider carefully; showing little interest in someone/something in a way that seems a bit rude.

Onslaught

Extremely powerful attack.

Oppress

To treat a group of people unfairly or cruelly.

Non-core

Not considered to be essential or the most important.

Non sequitur

A statement that does not relate in a logical way to the previous statement.