vocab lesson 3.4

indignation

anger as a result of something unjust.

lucid

evident; clear; easily understood.

meticulous

taking greatest care.

misanthrope

a hater of mankind.

munificent

very generous.

plagiarize

to use another’s writings as one’s own.

profuse

abundant; flowing freely.

recluse

hermit; person living in solitude.

sated

satisfied; filled.

stupefy

to dull the senses.

terse

concise; to the point.

transient

quickly passing; fleeting.

virtuoso

one skilled in the arts.

ambiguous

not clear in meaning.

amiable

friendly; sociable; congenial.

crass

crude; unrefined.

discursive

rambling.

docile

easily managed; obedient.

estrange

to alienate; to separate.

exonerate

to free from blame; to exculpate.

gratuitous

given freely; unwarranted.

hypothesize

to reach a conclusion based on assumption.

induce

to bring on or bring about.

intractable

stubborn; difficult to manage.

introspective

examining one’s own thoughts.