Vocab 11

profligate

(adj) wildly extravagant or wasteful

paltry

(adj) ridiculously or insultingly small

emaciated

(adj) abnormally thin

affront

(n) insult; a personally offensive act or word

disdain

(n) to despise; contempt

sagacity

(n) soundness of judgement

renaissance

(n) renewal of life, vigor or interest

idyll

(n) a charming or picturesque scene or event

encroaching

(v) to intrude gradually, stealthily upon the rights of others

serene

(adj) calm, peaceful or tranquil

pithy

(adj) short and full of meaning and substance

topography

(n) the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area

transcendence

(n) exceeding or surpassing in degree or excellence

tussocks

(n) a tuft or clump of growing grass

deference

(n) humble respect

humility

(n) a modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness

intrepid

(adj) fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)

philanthropic

(adj) seeking to promote the welfare of others, especially by donating money to good causes; generous and benevolent

kismet

(n) destiny; fate

delusions of grandeur

(n) when you believe that you have more power, wealth, smarts, or other grand traits than is true

complacent

(adj) showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

blasphemous

(adj) sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane

austerity

(n) sternness or severity of manner or attitude; extreme plainness and simplicity of style or appearance

sublime

(adj) of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

impertinence

(noun) lack of respect; rudeness

bravado

(noun) a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate

contemptuous

(adj) showing contempt; scornful

ascetic

(adj) characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

affable

(adj) friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

surly

(adj) bad-tempered and unfriendly

progeny

(noun) a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring

deluge

(verb) inundate with a great quantity of something

denuded

(verb) strip (something) of its covering, possessions, or assets; make bare

hubris

(noun) excessive pride or self-confidence

apathetic

(adj) showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

discerning

(adj) having or showing good judgment

burgeoning

(adj) beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing

chasm

(noun) a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.

frenetic

(adj) fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way