Units 7-9 Extra Words

Braggadocio

n. someone who brags a lot

Deprecate

v. to make fun of

Panache

n. cool style

Visage

n. your expression

Malleable

adj. moldable

Astute

adj. smart

Acerbic

adj. mean and nasty-tempered

Slake

v. to satisfy

Betwixt

prep. between

Maladroit

adj. clumsy; inept

Facetious

adj. funny

Paroxysm

n. a fit of rage

Enigma

n. a mystery

Remuneration

n. payment

Versus

prep. against

Frenetic

adj. fast and energetic

Exculpatory

adj. freeing from guilt

Culpable

adj. guilty

Homage

n. public respect

Tyrannical

adj. cruelly powerful

Coerce

v. to persuade using threats

Vainglory

n. excessive pride

Querulous

adj. constantly complaining

Behemoth

n. something huge

Ineffable

adj. unutterable; unspeakable

Pugilist

n. a fighter

Gregarious

adj. super social

Encumbrance

n. a burden

Capricious

adj. changing without warning

Ergo

adverb. therefore

Tutelage

n. instruction or teaching

Consumate

adj. perfect

Harrowing

adj. extremely disturbing

Languid

adj. weak; exhausted

Rancor

n. hatred

August

adj. majestic

Mollify

v. to soothe

Fecundity

n. fruitfulness; fertility

Hubris

n. arrogance

Nefarious

adj. evil

Ostracize

v. to exclude

Esoteric

adj. understood by only a few

Strident

adj. harsh-sounding

Ensconced

adj. safely hidden

Disabuse

v. to free from error

Equivocate

v. to change mind about things; bandwagon

Busk

v. to entertain on the street for money

Soiree

n. an evening party