Pt 8

abject

wretched, pitiful

berate

to scold vehemently

capitulate

to surrender

defamatory

harmful towards another’s reputation

egregious

extremely bad

felicitous

well suited, apt

grandiose

on a magnificent or exaggerated scale

hedonist

one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans

imperious

commanding, domineering

lavish

given without limits

mawkish

characterized by sick sentimentality

noxious

harmful, unwholesome

onerous

burdensome

pariah

an outcast

rebuke

to scold, critisize

scathing

sharp, critical, hurtful

tenable

able to be defended or maintained

veracity

truthfulness, accuracy

wily

crafty, sly