Senior Vocab Unit 2

Articulate

Expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively

Callous

Being hardened and thickened; feeling no emotion

Complacency

Self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies

Cynical

Believing the worst of human nature and motives

Epigram

A witty saying

Expatriate

A person who lives in a foreign country

Iconoclast

A person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions

Intimation

A slight suggestion or vague understanding

Pact

A formal agreement between individuals or parties

Precarious

Dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments. Lacing security and stability.

Privy

Informed about something secret or not generally known

Requisite

Needed for a particular purpose: essential, necessary

Sedative

A tranquilizer