P&P Vocab 2

Hoihohuhuio

Expostulate

Express strong disapproval or disagreement

Alacrity

Brisk and cheerful readiness

Approbation

Approval or praise

Affront

An action or remark that causes outrage or offense

Propitious

Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable

Laconic

Using very few words

Odious

Extremely unpleasant; repulsive

Iniquitous

Immoral or grossly unfair behavior

Asperity

Harshness of tone or manner

Vouchsafe

Give or grant something to in a gracious or condescending manner

Importune

Harass persistently to do something

Obsequious

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Deign

Do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity

Implacable

Unable to be stopped; relentless

Eclat

Brilliant display or effect

Upbraid

Find fault with someone; scold

Insolent

Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

Probity

The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency

Derision

Contemptuous ridicule and mockery

Injunction

An authoritative warning or order

Dissemble

Conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs

Effusion

An instance of giving off something such as a light, liquid, or smell

Abatement

The ending, reduction, or lessening of something

Diffident

Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

Retort

A sharp, angry, or witty incisive reply to a remark

Repine

Feel or express discontent

Solicitude

Care or concern with someone or something