Junior English Lesson 5 Vocab.

imprecation

a curse (n.)

panegyric

an expression of praise (n.)

nebulous

hazy; vague; uncertain (adj.)

bowdlerize

to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc. (v.)

fop

an excessively fashion-conscious man (n.)

elegy

a sad or mournful poem (n.)

deference

respect; consideration (n.)

pedantic

tending to show off one's learning (adj.)

non sequitur

something that does not logically follow (n.)

sanguine

cheerful; optimistic (adj.)

impair

to weaken; to cause to become worse (v.)

quandary

a puzzling situation; a dilemma (n.)

ebullient

enthusiastic (adj.)

carnal

relating to physical appetite, especially sexual (adj.)

rakish

dashingly stylish and confident (adj.)