english midterm 25-26

culpable

deserving blame; guilty

embolden

to give (someone) the courage or confidence to do a certain thing or behave in a certain way; encourage

filch

to pilfer or steal

frivolous

not having any serious purpose or value; carefree and not serious; whimsical

incongruous

not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings of other aspects of something; discordant

obstinate

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action despite attempts to persuade one to do so; dogmatic

plaintive

sounding sad and mournful; somber

quintessential

representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class; stereotypical

solicitous

characterized by showing interest or concern; concerned

umbrage

offense or annoyance

contemptuous

showing contempt; scornful

interloper

one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be

lambaste

to criticize harshly

luminous

bright; brilliant; glowing

perfunctory

done in a routine way; indifferent

placate

to appeaseor calm someone, often by giving in to their demands.

scoff

to make fun of; to show contempt for; to mock

shrill

high-pitched and sharp

somber

dark

wily

clever; deceptive