English 11 advanced vocab 2

juxtapose

verb: to situate side by side; place together

cupidity

noun: greed

glib

adjective: superficial; insincere

precarious

adjective: dangerously lacking in security or stability

protean

adjective: versatile

culpable

adjective: deserving of blame

incipient

adjective: in the first stages; just beginning

indolence

noun: laziness

ruminate

verb: to think at some length; meditate on

garrulous

adjective: pointlessly or annoyingly talkative; loquacious