APEL Terms List 30 - Vocabulary

Lassitude

state or feeling of being tired and listless; weariness from fatigue or poor health

Paltry

a tiny or insignificant amount, meager, scant

Conundrum

paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma

Palatable

pleasant to the taste, agreeable in feeling

Extol

to praise highly

Miserly

careful with how money is spent; thrifty to the point of hoarding

Fawning

to show excessive affection, to be overly flattering in return for favor

Pique

to hurt or rile the feelings of someone, irritate

Volatile

explosive or changing very quickly

Amicable

characterized by friendship and good will