Week 3

inarticulate

unable to speak coherently

panacea

a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all

handfast

an agreement, esp of marriage, confirmed by a handshake,
a firm grip

banal

trite, hackneyed, unnoriginal

dolorous

sorrowful, melancholy

atheist

one who does not believe in God

chivalrous

attentive and courteous to women

cogent

Brilliantly compelling, persuasive

urbane

characterized by elegance or
sophistication

dilettante

one who interests himself in a subject
superficially

convivial

friendly; agreeable

loquacious

talkative

lecher

a lewd and sexually aggressive person

magnanimous

noble and forgiving

horripilation

goosebumps, a bristling of the hair on
the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose flesh

pessimist

one who takes a gloomy or cynical view

hemophobia

an abnormal fear of blood

versatile

capable in many field

emphatic

forceful and positive; definite; direct

cadaverous

uttered with or marked by emphasis; tending to express oneself in forceful speech or to take decisive action