Vocabulary Power Plus for College and Career Readiness - Book 3 - Lesson Five

fop

an excessively fashion-conscious man

imprecation

a curse

non sequitur

something that does not logically follow

sanguine

cheerful; optimistic

bowdlerize

to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.

impair

to weaken; to cause to become worse

panegyric

an expression of praise

quandary

a puzzling situation; a dilemma

ebullient

enthusiastic

deference

respect; consideration

carnal

relating to physical appetite, especially sexual

nebulous

hazy; vague; uncertain

rakish

dashingly stylish and confident

elegy

a sad or mournful poem

pedantic

tending to show off one's learning