Kemock Vocab Week 3

Vocabulary from week 3

morose

sullen, gloomy

droll

amusing

confound

to confuse

wince

to shrink involuntary; to flinch

diffidence

lack of confidence

exquisite

beautifully made

acute

sharp

condescend

patronize, talk down to

grotesque

absurd; distorted

allude

to hint at, to refer to indirectly

jovial

cheerful

listless

uninterested

sallow

sickly yellow

grimace

a sharp expression

evince

to show

ostentatious

showy

inexorable

inevitable

indolent

lazy

doleful

mournful

alacrity

eagerness