Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Vocabulary: Spring List 5



brouhaha: A noisy and overexcited display of interest

 cloy: Disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness

 demeanor: Outward behavior or bearing

 deference: Humble submission and respect

 enigmatic: Difficult to interpret or understand

 definitive: final - conclusive 

 bumptious: cocky

 choleric: Bad-tempered or irritable.

 bulwark: A defensive wall

 curtail: shorten - reduce 

 adamant:  uncompromising

 profligate: wasteful

 mawkish: Having a faint sickly flavor 

 thwart: prevent

 onus: burden  - responsibility 

 requisite: necessary -required

 mollify:- soothe - pacify  

 sartorial:  relating to tailoring, clothes

 presentiment: premonition  - hunch 

 impromptu: Done without being planned

 forbearance: patience - endurance - tolerance

 remit: Cancel or refrain


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