bocab 2

2 truths and 1 lie

Aesthetic

concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

Aloof

adj. remote in manner

adv. away from another or others

Assuage

provide physical relief, as from pain; satisfy; gain the good will of

Callous

emotionally hardened

Censure

n. harsh criticism or disapproval; the state of being excommunicated

v. rebuke formally

Corpulent

excessively large; obese

Derisive

abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

Elegiac

resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy (sorrowful poem); expressing sorrow for something past

Fervent

characterized by intense emotion

Inundate

to fill or cover completely, usually with water; fill quickly beyond capacity

Malady

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism; any unwholesome or desperate condition

Obdurate

stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

Penitent

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds; ashamed; regretful

Profligate

unrestrained by convention or morality; recklessly wasteful

Secular

n. someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

adj. characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; non-religious; not affiliated with a church or faith

Rumination

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

Stoic

adj. seemingly unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive

n. someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions

Trepidation

feeling of alarm or dread

Vitiate

make imperfect; corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; take away the legal force or render ineffective

Vexation

anger produced by some annoying irritation; the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed; something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; the act of troubling or annoying someone