Units 1-3 Extra Words

Euphonious

adj. sweet sounding

Furtive

adj. sneaky

Fallow

adj. inactive

Glower

v. to stare or glare

Eschew

v. to shun; to avoid

Berate

v. to scold

Supercilious

adj. arrogant

Anomaly

n. something different or abnormal

Nascent

adj. recently born

Avuncular

adj. kind like an uncle

Intransigent

adj. stubborn

Denizen

n. a dweller; an inhabitant

Requisite

adj. required

Acquiesce

v. to give in

Trepidation

n. fear

Mettle

n. strength or stamina

Precocious

adj. smart at an early age

Euphemism

n. a sugar-coating

Gumption

n. guts

Quid pro quo

n. a trade

Don

v. to put on

Proffer

v. to offer

Extol

v. to praise highly

Pristine

adj. clean

Gargantuan

adj. tremendous in size

Celerity

n. swiftness or quickness

Haggard

adj. wild in appearance

Complement

v. to make complete

Plaintive

adj. complaining; whining

Dilettante

n. an amateur

Verdant

adj. covered in greenery

Truculent

adj. liking to fight

Obsequious

adj. suck-up ish

Pariah

n. outcast

Versimilitude

n. seeming to be true

Reticent

adj. shy; quiet

Explicate

v. to explain

Upbraid

v. berate; scold

Stolid

adj. lacking emotion

Pejorative

adj. belittling or making fun

Visceral

adj. instinctive

Prescience

n. knowing something before it happens

Loquacious

adj. talkative