Interesting Words and Phrases 2

Accost – Approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.

Aflutter – In a state of tremulous excitement.

Apocryphal – (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

Commiserate – Express or feels sympathy or pity; sympathize.

Consecrate – Make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious purpose.

Countenance – A person’s face or facial expression.

Deference – Polite submission and respect.

Emaciate – The state of being abnormally thin or weak.

Expectorate -Cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs.

Fastidious – Very attentive to and concerned with accuracy and detail.

Guffawing – A loud and hearty laugh.

Intemperate – Having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate.

Jaded – Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something.

Penumbra – The partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object. A peripheral or indeterminate area or group.

Plaintive – Sounding sad and mournful.

Ruination – The action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined.

Sibilant – Making or characterized by a hissing sound.

Solemn – Formal and dignified. Characterised by deep sincerity.

Supernumerary – Present in excess of the normal or requisite number.

Timorous – Showing or suffering from nervousness or lack of confidence.

Trepidation – A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.