Vocab 5, 6

affable

friendly, courteous, amiable

audacity

excessive boldness, rashness, daring

credulous

believing on slight evidence

depravity

moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act

dormant

inactive, sleeping

enigmatic

mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling

mitigate

to cause to become less harsh or hostile, make less severe

nullify

to cause not to be in effect, to negate

pretentious

making an extravagant outward show, self important

trepidation

fear, trembling, agitation, apprehensive

extol

to praise, to glorify

fastidious

reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to extremes

furtive

secret in an underhanded way, stealthy

hypocrite

one who is insincere or deceitful, says one thing, but does another

innate

existing from birth, inborn

prolific

abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity

reprove

to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent

symmetry

balanced proportions

tranquil

peaceful, calm

venerate

to honor, to revere