Vocab Quiz #5

Callous

Callous

adj. unfeeling; insensitive

Deter

v. to discourage; to keep someone from doing something

Efface

v. to wipe out; to erase

Enhance

v. to add to; to make greater in value

Fervor

n. intense emotion; great warmth of feeling

Insipid

adj. lacking interest or spirit

Lampoon

n. strong, satirical writing, usually attacking or ridiculing someone

Crass

adj. coarse; stupid

Hypocritical

adj. insincere; pretending to be what one is not

Overt

adj. not hidden, open

Perceptive

adj. discerning; observant; sensitive

Precocious

adj. having or showing much more ability or knowledge than is usual at such a young age; early or prematurely ripe or developed

Quixotic

adj. Idealistic and utterly impractical

Scrutinize

v. to look carefully; to inspect minutely

Catalyst

n. someone or something that brings about a change

Provincial

adj. having the ways and speech of a certain province; of or like country people as part from city people (unsophisticated); thinking in narrow ways

Sporadic

adj. occurring at irregular intervals; isolated

Urbane

adj. courteous; suave; polished

Buffoon

n. a clown; someone who amuses with tricks and jakes

Elusive

adj. hard to grasp; baffling