Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Vocabulary Definitions



brouhaha: great excitement or concern about something 
 cloy:Disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentimen
 demeanor:Outward behavior or bearing
 deference:Humble submission and respect.
 enigmatic:Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious
 definitive: Done or reached decisively and with authority
 bumptious:Self-assertive or proud to an irritating degree.

choleric:Bad-tempered or irritable.
 bulwark:A person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense
 curtail:Reduce in extent or quantity; restrict.
 adamant:Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
 profligate:Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.
mawkish: overly emotional
 thwart:Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
 onus: responsibility
 requisite:Made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations.
mollify:Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)
 sartorial: :fashion and clothing
 presentiment: An intuitive feeling about the future, esp. one of foreboding
 impromptu: Done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed
 forbearance: Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.
 remit: to submit, send in

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