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1. Abstemious: (formal)
Marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol; also, reflecting such restraint.
- He lived an abstemious life.

2. Ensue:
To happen afterwards as a result.
- The police officer said that he had arrested the man and a scuffle had ensued.
- An argument broke out and in the ensuing fight, a gun went off.

3.Capricious:
- Changing mood or behavior suddenly and unexpectedly.
- Impulsive, unpredictable.

4.Agony:
Extreme physical or mental pain or suffering.
- She laid there screaming in agony.
-We've both suffered agonies of guilt over what happen.
- agonies of death.
- We heard an agonized cry.

5. Beseech (old use):
To beg for urgently or anxiously.
To request earnestly; to implore.

6. Hectic:
-Very active or excited.
- Full of activity; very busy and fast.
- a hectic schedule.
- The hectic pace of city life.

7. Callous:
Feeling no emotion. Feeling or showing no sympathy to others.
Synonyms: Hard-hearted;

8. Laconic:
using very few words to express meaning.
Synonyms: concise.

9. Innocuous:
Completely harmless.
- Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.

10. Lassitude:
Physical or mental tiredness.

11. Plaintiff:
Someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court.
Antonyms:
Defendant.

Not be confused with:
12. plaintive:
something which sounds slightly sad.
"What about me?" came a plaintive voice.
"I've lost my money" said in a plaintive voice.

13. Wholesome:
Good for the health; healthy.
-Wholesome food.
- A wholesome young man.

14. Ageism:
Prejudice against someone because of their age.
- It is ageism to refuse someone a position in a company because of their age despite their meeting the requirements for it.

15. Somnambulism:
The habit of walking while asleep.

Introduction.

Hi! this blog is created with the aim of getting you to learn advanced & interesting English vocabulary. It will help you with improving your writing and reading. The vocabulary words presented in this blog are all useful in relation to the context. i.e. none of the words are archaic (no longer used) unless indicated. Sometimes, a source of where the word was collected will also be mentioned. Enjoy & happy learning.