Vocab all definitions

Auspicious

favorable, promising good outcome

Jaded

wearied, dulled, bored by having too much

Atone

make up for a wrong

Lewd

obscene, indecent, lustful

Succinct

briefly and clearly expressed

Prevaricate

stray from the truth, mislead

Aloof

reserved, detached, unreserved

Jovial

full of hearty humor

Saturnine

gloomy

Curtail

shorten, reduce

Travesty

ridiculous, imitation

Scruple

doubt or uneasiness as to what is proper

Havoc

great destruction or confusion

Mentor

wise trusted teacher

Haggard

looking worn and tired

Utopian

characteristic of ideal society

Mercurial

changeable, unpredictable

Diffident

lacking self-confidence

Hypocrisy

pretending to be one is not

Zealous

extremely active, eager

Candid

honest, truthful

Posthumous

occurring after death

Enthrall

charm, fascinate

Parasite

plant or animal that lives and feeds off another

Chagrin

humiliation, disappointment

Cant

insincere talk

Ephemeral

short-lived

Dexterous

skillful, clever

Sinister

threatening, wicked, evil

Ignominy

disgrace, humiliation

Aboveboard

without dishonesty, trickery

Anecdote

brief story of an interesting or amusing incident

Bedlam

noisy confusion

Martinet

strict disciplinarian

Indolent

lazy

Meander

follow a winding course

Precocious

advanced beyond one's age

Scapegoat

someone blamed for faults of others

Shibboleth

password, slogan, custom characteristic of a certain group

Agnostic

one who believes it impossible to know whether God exists

Nepotism

favoritism to relatives in giving jobs and offices

Enigmatic

puzzling, mysterious, perplexing

Blatant

completely obvious

Nebulous

unclear, hazy

Procrustean

forcing rigid conformity

Denigrate

defame, speak ill of

Prosaic

common place, dull

Docile

easily managed, controlled, or taught

Boycott

refuse to deal with as means of protest

Aegis

protection, sponsorship