august words

1. Tirade - A long angry or violent speech, usually of a censorious or denunciatory nature; a diatribe

2. Glean - To gather grain left behind by reapers; to collect (something) bit by bit

3. Abandon - To give up completely; to desert; careless disregard for consequences; leave behind, relinquish; leave in troubled state; careless, often reckless disregard for consequences

4. Rancour - A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

5. Desecrate - To violate the sacredness of; profane; spoil or mar the sanctity of; abuse, violate

6. Quartet - A group of four musicians or singers; also, a piece of music for four instruments or voices; composition for four voices or four instruments or four parts; four performers or singers who perform together

7. Rickety - Not physically steady or firm; unsound, broken-down; shaky; likely to fall apart

8. Triad - A group of three; a chord of three tones, especially one built on a given root tone plus a major or minor third and a perfect fifth; set of three similar things considered as a unit

9. Preposterous - Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; ridiculous, bizarre; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; senseless as to be laughable

10. Puckish - Mischievous; impish; naughtily or annoyingly playful

11. Delusion - An erroneous perception of reality; misconception, misbelief

12. Aplomb - Self-confident assurance; poise; assurance of manner or of action; a firm belief in one’s own powers; stable, calm state of the emotions

13. Stupor - A state of reduced or suspended sensibility; state of mental numbness, as that resulting from shock; a daze; condition of dullness, often resulting from stress; unconsciousness

14. Benedict - A newly married man who was previously considered a confirmed bachelor

15. Tiresome - Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome; arousing no interest or curiosity; irritating, exasperating; so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

16. Boredom - The condition of being bored; ennui; disinterest; weariness; the state of being uninterested

17. Orifice - An opening, especially to a cavity or passage of the body; a mouth or vent; an open space allowing passage

18. Aboretum - A facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition; botanical garden primarily devoted to trees and woody plants, forming a living collection of trees intended at least partly for scientific study
19. Grouch - A habitually complaining or irritable person; a grumbling or sulky mood; complaint; a grudge

20. Animadversion - Strong criticism; a critical or censorious remark; harsh criticism or disapproval

21. Illegible - (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; “illegible handwriting”; not capable of being read or deciphered

22. Uncouth - Crude; unrefined; awkward or clumsy; ungraceful; archaic; foreign; unfamiliar; clumsy, uncultivated; lacking in delicacy or refinement

23. Churlish - Lacking in delicacy or refinement; crude, boorish; having a bad disposition; surly; difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable

24. Helter-skelter - In disorderly haste; confusedly; pell-mell; carelessly hurried and confused; turmoil; confusion; haphazardly

25. Puckish - Mischievous; impish; naughtily or annoyingly playful

26. Tantamount - Agreeing exactly in value, quantity, or effect; same; equivalent in effect or value

27. Berth - A built-in bed or bunk, as on a ship or a train; a place to sleep or stay; accommodations; a post of employment; provide with often temporary lodging; place where a ship can tie up

28. Dally - To treat lightly or flippantly; dawdle, delay; deal with or treat in a half serious or playful way

29. Reprobate - A morally unprincipled person; morally objectionable; feel or express strong disapproval of; criticize; abandon to eternal damnation; reject as invalid, as of documents

30. Receptacle - A container that holds items or matter; the expanded tip of a flower stalk or axis that bears the floral organs or the group of flowers in a head; a fitting connected to a power supply and equipped to receive a plug; container

31. Bowl - A dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods; a round vessel that is open at the top; throw or roll