Vocabulary List 1

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abject: adj. miserable, wretched, degraded

banal: adj. commonplace, trivial

countenance: n. the face, the expressions of the face; appearance

dissonance: adj. not agreeing or harmonizing in sound, etc.; discordant

garrulous: adj. talkative

impasse: n. a place from which there is no outlet; a deadlock

perfunctory: adj. done merely as a routine performed carelessly; hasty or superficial; acting without zeal or interest

sagacity: n. practical wisdom; judiciousness or shrewdness

sycophant: n. a servile flatterer

vapid: adj. flat, insipid, without zest