Yesenia Delgado - Lesson 9

ambiguous

having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain.

amiable

friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urbane.

crass

coarse, crude, and unrefined.

discursive

rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly.

docile

easily managed, obedient, passive.

estrange

to alienate, to separate.

exonerate

to free from blame, obligation, or responsibility; to exculpate.

gratuitous

given freely, unwarranted.

hypothesize

to reach a conclusion based on an assumption or something not proven.

indignation

anger as a result of something unjust.

induce

to bring on or to bring about.

intractable

stubborn, difficult to manage.

introspective

the quality of examining one's own mind or thoughts.

lucid

easily understood, mentally sound.

meticulous

taking great care.

misanthrope

a hater of mankind.

munificent

very generous.

plagiarize

to steal and to use another's writings as one's own.

profuse

extravagantly abundant, flowing freely.

recluse

a person who lives in solitude, a hermit.

sated

satisfied fully, indulged to excess.

stupefy

to dull the senses as to put into a stupor.

terse

concise.

transient

quickly passing, fleeting.

virtuoso

one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician.