Vocab #6

austere

severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

corpulent

large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.

derisive

expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn

effeminate

of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy. characterized by excessive softness, delicacy, self-indulgence

jocund

cheerful; merry; blithe; glad:

manifest

(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v.) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers

ostentatious

pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others:

sanguine

having a reddish complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook

strident

making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: having a shrill, irritating quality or character:

vehement

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense; violent

elegiac

Expressing sorrow or lamentation

fecund

fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive

fortuitous

happening or produced by chance; accidental:

infirmity

a physical weakness or ailment; quality or state of being infirm; lack of strength; a moral weakness or failing.

malady

a disease or ailment

nuance

a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference

profligate

(adj.) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n.) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending

remonstrance

a forcefully reproachful protest

scintillate

Charm; glitter; to flash; to gleam.

vitiate

to weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of