Tuesday, February 19, 2013

VOCAB: 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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