Shameful Definition: 1. deserving or bringing disgrace or shame (of a person’s conduct or character) 2. worthy of causing shame or disgrace 3. arousing the feeling of shame If you describe a person’s action or attitude as shameful, you think that it is so bad that the person ought to be ashamed. – Collins Dictionary…

Obstreperous Definition: 1. noisy and difficult to control 2. stubbornly resistant to control; unruly 3. boisterous, aggressive, defiant If you say that someone is obstreperous, you think that they are noisy and difficult to control. – Collins Dictionary Part of Speech (POS) adjective Below are a few examples of how to use the word correctly…

Behold Definition: 1. to perceive through sight or apprehension 2. to see or look at a thing or person, especially a remarkable or impressive one 3. to gaze upon Part of Speech (POS) verb Below are a few examples of how to use the word correctly in a sentence: • It was amazing to behold…

Veracious Definition: 1. honest; always truthful 2. speaking or representing the truth 3. honest and not telling or containing any lies A veracious person is someone who always tells the truth. A veracious person is an individual who is brutally honest at all times. The adjective veracious can be applied not just to people but…

Pusillanimous Definition: 1. lacking courage and resolution 2. timid, cowardly, or irresolute; fainthearted 3. weak and cowardly You can describe someone who lacks courage as pusillanimous, such as a pusillanimous student who is too afraid to speak out against someone who is bullying others. The pusillanimous person stays quiet, doesn’t get involved, waits for someone…

Stealthy Definition: 1. behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard 2. movement that is quiet and careful in order to avoid notice Use the adjective stealthy to describe something or someone that is marked by secrecy, even sneakiness. – Vocabulary Dictionary Part of Speech…

Wheedle Definition: 1. to sweet talk, or flatter someone in the hopes of getting something in return 2. to influence or entice by soft words or flattery If you say that someone wheedles, you mean that they try to persuade someone to do or give them what they want, for example, by saying nice things…