lit set three

affront ex. his rude comment was an affront to everyone

noun — an action or remark that insults or offends someone; synonyms: insult, offense, indignity

blase ex. she was blase about the expensive restaurant

adjective — unimpressed or bored because of too much familiarity or experience; synonyms: indifferent, bored, unimpressed

cajole ex. she tried to cajole her brother into helping

verb — to persuade someone by using flattery or gentle pressure; synonyms: persuade, coax, entice

choleric ex. his choleric attitude made everyone uncomfortable

adjective — easily angered or bad-tempered; synonyms: irritable, angry, hot-tempered

encumber ex. the heavy bags began to encumber the travelers

verb — to burden or weigh down with something; synonyms: burden, hinder, obstruct

feckless ex. his feckless behavior frustrated everyone around him

adjective — lacking energy, responsibility, or determination; synonyms: lazy, irresponsible, ineffective

impasse ex. the negotiations reached an impasse after several hours

noun — a situation where no progress can be made; synonyms: deadlock, stalemate, standstill

indolent ex. the indolent student refused to finish his assignment

adjective — avoiding work or effort; lazy; synonyms: lazy, idle, sluggish

lugubrious ex. the lugubrious music made the scene feel depressing

adjective — looking or sounding sad and gloomy; synonyms: mournful, gloomy, sorrowful

ribald ex. the comedian was known for his ribald jokes

adjective — referring to humor or language that is crude or vulgar; synonyms: vulgar, crude, indecent

adulation ex. the celebrity received constant adulation from her fans

noun — excessive praise or admiration; synonyms: praise, admiration, flattery

censure ex. the politician faced public censure after the scandal

noun — strong criticism or official disapproval; synonyms: criticism, condemnation, disapproval

dissemble ex. he tried to dissemble his true feelings

verb — to hide one's true feelings or intentions; synonyms: conceal, disguise, pretend

dissimulation ex. her dissimulation made it difficult to know what she wanted

noun — the act of hiding one's true feelings or intentions; synonyms: deception, concealment, pretense

droll ex. his droll sense of humor made everyone laugh

adjective — amusing in an unusual or dry way; synonyms: funny, amusing, comical

expectorate ex. the patient had to expectorate the mucus

verb — to cough or spit something out from the throat or lungs; synonyms: spit, cough up, eject

palpate ex. the doctor will palpate the patient's abdomen

verb — to examine by touching or pressing with the hands; synonyms: examine, feel, touch

peremptory ex. the teacher gave a peremptory order to leave

adjective — expecting immediate obedience and leaving no room for refusal; synonyms: commanding, forceful, authoritative

pusillanimous ex. his pusillanimous behavior disappointed his teammates

adjective — lacking courage or determination; cowardly; synonyms: cowardly, timid, fearful

surfeit ex. the guests had a surfeit of food

noun — an excessive amount of something; synonyms: excess, abundance, overabundance