faux pas
noun
a social blunder (connotative)
ex. “I made an embarrassing faux pas at work today”
arbitrary
(adj.) based on a whim or notion rather than reason; capricious
elocution
(n.) the art of speaking effectively in public
ennui
- (n.) weariness; boredom
acquiesce
- (v.) to accept quietly without protest
dearth
- (n.) a scarcity or lack
gregarious -
(adj.) fond of the company of others; sociable
gravitas -
(n.) dignity; seriousness; weightiness
affectation
(n.) artificial behavior; pretense
fecund -
(adj.) fruitful or productive
espouse -
(v.) to embrace or adopt
fraught -
(adj.) filled with or likely to result in
acrid -
(adj.) bitter or irritating to the taste or smell; bitter in speech
fortuitous -
(adj.) happening by chance; accidental
fatuous -
(adj.) complacently stupid; foolish
eclectic -
(adj.) selected from various sources
abrogate -
(v.) to abolish, repeal, or cancel
ad nauseam -
(Lat. prep phr./adv.) to the point of disgust
We’ve heard him talk about his new car ad nauseam, to the point where it’s become tiresome.
ad infinitum -
(Lat. prep phr./adv.) to infinity
The playlist is on loop, so it will play the same songs ad infinitum until someone stops it
abject -
(adj.) miserable; wretched
