Modest Proposal Vocabulary

shockingly bad in quality; deserving strong condemnation

• deplorable

• excellent
• commendable
• admirable

producing much fruit or offspring

• infertile
• barren
• sparse
• prolific

to express discontent or complain

• celebrate
• repine

• praise
• rejoice

very concerned to avoid wrongdoing

• careless
• negligent
• scrupulous

• reckless

to formally express disapproval

• censure

• approve
• commend
• praise

melancholic, sad, or hopeless

• Energetic
• Joyful
• Desponding

• Happy

that which hinders

• aid
• encumbrance

• assistance
• help

 

the effort or desire to equal or surpass another or others

• cooperation
• complacency
• contentment
• emulation

to count or list

• Negotiate
• Summarize
• Enumerate
• Calculate

briefness

• brevity

• verbosity
• lengthy
• wordiness