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Caste 601 Words You Need to Know /kɑːst/ US /kæst/ (noun) Definition social class or group of people, social order, background, rank, standing, stratum, status, echelon – Hindu social class Example Caste is a form of social stratification characterized by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status…
Neurasthenic 601 Words You Need to Know /ˌnu̇r-əs-‘thē-nɪk/ (adj) Definition suffering from neurasthenia or emotional disturbances and conflicts resulting in lassitude and fatigue, exhausted, languid, lethargic, apathetic, listless Example Neurasthenia is a term that was first used at least as early as 1829 to label a mechanical weakness of the nerves and would become a…
Debonair 601 Words You Need to Know /ˌdeb.əˈneəʳ/ (adj) Definition (especially of men) well-dressed and elegant, urbane, gentlemanly, charming and handsome, cultured, gallant, cultivated, genteel, confident, refined, suave, well-groomed, sophisticated, gracious, chivalrous, polished Example When I saw a friend’s Facebook post the other day about him being upset after he was abused by a woman…
Complaisant 601 Words You Need to Know /kəmˈpleɪ.zənt/ (adj) Definition tending to please others through politeness and submissiveness, accommodating, acquiescent, supportive, willing, obliging, docile, cooperative, obedient, compliant Example Both complacent and complaisant descend from Latin complacere, “to please, to be pleasant,” but they have acquired different meanings in English. Complacent (adjective): feeling or showing pleasure…
Churlish 601 Words You Need to Know /ˈtʃɜː.lɪʃ/ (adj) Definition unpleasant and unfriendly, rude and impolite, boorish, uncivil, discourteous, coarse, uncivilized, unmannerly, ill-mannered, truculent, ill-bred, uncouth, philistine, sullen, surly Example Impolite and churlish behavior means you have been rude to someone by violating accepted standards of courteous behavior within a culture. What is considered impolite…
Captious 601 Words You Need to Know Definition too critical and fault-finding especially over unimportant and trivial matters, censorious, caviling, quibbling, hair-splitting, nitpicking, hypercritical, pedantic Example Has this happened to you before? It has to me, and unfortunately, this behavior is quite typical of critical and captious people. No matter what you say, critical people…
Bumptious 601 Words You Need to Know /ˈbʌmp.ʃəs/ (adj) Definition self-important and overconfident, arrogant, megalomaniac, conceited, pompous, self-assertive, self-satisfied, pushy, bossy, bombastic, brash, egotistical, officious, smug, full of yourself, haughty, overbearing, prideful, cocky Example Pride is often driven by poor self-worth and shame. We feel so badly about ourselves that we compensate by feeling superior…
Bilious 601 Words You Need to Know /ˈbɪl.i.əs/ (adj) Definition bitter and unpleasant – (of a person) bad-tempered and grouchy, irascible, irritable, under the weather, ill-natured, unwell, ill-tempered, peevish, fractious, pettish – related to a disease in which the liver secretes too much bile causing vomiting, nauseated, nauseous Example Depression can be especially tricky, as…
Bellicose 601 Words You Need to Know /ˈbel.ɪ.kəʊs/ (adj) Definition tending to fight or initiate a war, warlike, aggressive, quarrelsome, antagonistic, belligerent, argumentative, hostile, confrontational, pugnacious, fierce, truculent, combative, militant Example The term “aggression” refers to a wide variety of behaviors that occur for a multitude of reasons in various circumstances. Virtually all wild animals…
Baleful 601 Words You Need to Know /ˈbeɪl.fəl/ (adj) Definition showing evil intentions, menacing, threatening, malign, unfriendly, noxious, malicious, pernicious, sinister, malignant, harmful, spiteful, malevolent, vindictive, hostile, antagonistic, injurious, inimical Example Talk about people’s baleful looks, stares, and glances. Or call someone’s eyes, face, or expression baleful. And you can talk about baleful words, such…