Vocab list 6

Abstinence

(n.) the act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking

Assiduous

(adj) persistent, hard-working, showing great care

Censure

(v) to criticize harshly

Deleterious

(adj) harmful, destructive, detrimental

Venerable

(adj) respected because of age, station, standing, etc.

Superfluous

(adj) extra, more than enough, redundant

Prosaic

(adj) mundane, dull, commonplace

Perfidious

(adj) faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy

Hedonist

(n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal

Ostentatious

(adj) showy, usually distasteful display of wealth

Fortuitous

(adj) happening by luck, fortunate

Querulous

(adj) complaining, irritable

Intrepid

(adj) fearless, adventurous

Enervating

(adj) weakening, tiring

Truculent

(adj) eager to fight; aggressively defiant