English 2 H Vocab 2

gregarious

adj: outgoing; sociable

Pontificate

Verb: speak pompously or dogmatically

Obdurate

ADJ: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

Reticent

ADJ not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily; silent reserved

Enigmatic

ADJ mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling

Timorous

ADJ nervous without much confidence

Indolent

ADJ: showing no real effort or interest

Auspicious

ADJ: Suggesting a positive and successful future

Inanity

N The quality of being inane, pointless

Assiduous

ADJ showing great care, attention and effort

Augment

V To make greater more numerous

deprecate

V To express disapproval of