vocab 3

Ascertain

to find out or learn with certainty

Brood

to think anxiously or gloomily about

Commensurate

corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree

Contiguous

being in contact with something

Contingency

an event (such as an emergency) that may but is not certain to occur

Corroborate

to support with evidence or authority : make more certain

Cynical

having malicious intent

Deft

characterized by facility and skill

Desolate

barren, lifeless

Dilatory

tending or intended to cause delay; characterized by procrastination

Extemporize

to do something extemporaneously (improvise)

Forlorn

sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion

Fortuitous

fortunate, lucky

Garrulous

pointlessly or annoyingly talkative (wordy)

Incessant

continuing or following without interruption

Indignant

feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy

Ingratiate

to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort

Innuendo

an oblique allusion (hint)

Insolent

insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct (overbearing)

Interminable

having or seeming to have no end

Obtrusive

forward in manner or conduct, undesirably prominent

Portentous

eliciting amazement or wonder

Rancor

bitter deep-seated ill will

Ravenous

very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification

Redolent

aromatic; nostalgic

Scrupulous

having moral integrity

Solemn

awe-inspiring, sublime, serious

Subterfuge

deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade

Truculent

aggressively self-assertive

Wan

suggestive of poor health, lacking vitality