vocab 2 novak

Apathetic

Apathetic

(adj.) showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Immoderate

(adj.) not sensible or restrained; excessive.

Disdain

(n.) the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt.

(v.) considered to be unworthy of one's consideration.

Strident

(adj.) loud and harsh; grating.

Innuendo

(n.) an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.

Indiscernible

(adj.) impossible to see or clearly distinguish

Unscrupulous

(adj.) having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.

Redolent

(adj.) strongly reminiscent or suggestive of

Adventitious

(adj.) happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature. Associated by chance.

Garrulous

(adj.) excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Ineffable

(adj.) too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

Genial

(adj.) friendly and cheerful

Affront

(n.) an action or remark that causes outrage or offense

(v.) offend the modesty or values of

Vicariously

(adverb.) in a way that is experienced in the imagination through the actions of another person

Presumptuous

(adj.) (of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

Propriety

(n.) the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals

Fastidious

(adj.) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Supine

(adj.) (of a person) lying face upward

Sartorial

(adj.) relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress

Consternation

(n.) feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected