Vocabulary enrichment 1

Myriad: a large but indefinite number
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: Networks connecting a myriad of computers

Innocuous: not capable of causing damage; harmless
Part of speech: Adjective
Sentence: Butterflies are innocuous to human beings and necessary to nature.

Feign: to imitate in order to deceive; put on or give a false appearance of.
Part of speech: Verb
Sentence: She feigned herself to be the victim of a situation.

Temerity: reckless or foolish boldness; rash disregard of danger.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: No one thought he would be so temerity in trying parkour and hurting himself.

Affront: an openly insulting deed or remark
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: Talking about other religions in a bad way is
Acquiesce: to agree silently or without protest; comply; consent.
Part of speech: Verb
Sentence: He was against the idea of lying to his friend but he acquiesced at the end. 

Interim: the interval of time between two events
Part of speech: noun, adjective
Sentence: In the interim between the wars, both nations had built up their armies.

Trepidation: a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm.
Part of speech: Noun
Sentence: Before the soccer game he was filled with trepidation because it was an important match.

Alleviate: to make more bearable; ease.
Part of speech: Verb
Sentence: A doctor alleviates sicknesses. 

Stagnant: standing still; motionless.
Part of speech: Adjective
Sentence: The elevator stayed stagnant because there was no power in the building.

Elicit: to draw or bring out.
Part of speech: Verb
Sentence: I wanted her to elicit her potential 

Exacerbate: to increase the painfulness or severity of (illness, suffering, hard feelings, or the like); aggravate.
Part of speech: Verb
Sentence: Not treating the injured right away will only exacerbate the wound. 

Tumultuous: full of noise, commotion, or disorder.
Part of speech: Adjective
Sentence: During the protest there was a lot of tumultuous between protesters. 

Bolster: to give support with a bolster.
Part of speech: Verb
Sentence: The patient's back was bolstered so he could read in bed.

Cajole: to coax or persuade insistently, as by flattery or false promises. 
Part of speech: Verb
Sentence: He tried to cajole the teacher into letting him retake the exam. 

Clandestine: planned or occurring in a secret or surreptitious manner, especially for subversive or illicit purpose.
Part of speech: Adjective.
Sentence: Their home was the place of many clandestine gatherings of rebels.

Ameliorate: to make better or improve.
part of speech: Verb
Sentence: The student needed to ameliorate his grade from a C. 

Cessation: a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. 
Part of speech: Noun
Sentence: Superman was able to bring the plane to a cessation. 

Proliferation: the act or process of proliferating. 
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: The leaders signed a treaty to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Fervent: having or expressing warmth, depth or intensity of feeling.
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: The girl has a fervent feeling towards her child.  

Ubiquitous: being or appearing to be in all places at the same time.
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: There was ubiquitous fear after the president decided to deport all immigrants.

Sweltering: overly hot or humid.
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: The water is sweltering.  

Extraneous: coming from outside; foreign.
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: An extraneous student came abroad to study in California. 

Recalcitrant: stubbornly disobedient or defies control. 
Part of speech: adjective, noun
Sentence: The kid was recalcitrant towards his parents.

Schadenfreude: pleasure derived from the misfortune of others.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: A colleague didn't get the promotion so his friends had mixed feelings of empathy and schadenfreude.

Malleable: capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling.
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: Clay is a malleable substance. 

Augment: to make a greater in size, degree or amount. 
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: She hoped to augment her earnings by taking a second a job.

Debauchery: excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, especially of a sexual nature, or an instance of this.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: A group of friends came together to enjoy a night of debauchery. 

Decadence: a decline into immortality; loss of moral values.
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: He blamed the organizations decadence.

Presumptive: affording a reasonable basis for belief or presumption. 
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: A college student has presumptive proof from the parents saying there was a family emergency.