vocab #2

1. reprove – to scold; to find fault with

2. pessimism – gloominess; a belief that the bad guys always win

3. cursory – hasty, not thorough

4. profligate – extremely wasteful; wildly extravagant

5. miser – someone who hoards money

6. jocular – joking

7. fracas – uproar; brawl

8. caricature – a satiric portrait or representation

9. corroborate – to confirm

10. precarious – dangerously unstable

11. expository – explanatory

12. bolster – to support; to prop up

13. daunt – to intimidate; to discourage

14. inclined – tending toward one direction

15. uniform – constant; without variety

16. perceptive – having keen understanding; discerning

17. superficial – shallow; on the surface only

18. lucid – clear; easy to understand (elucidate)

19. immune – safe from harm; protected

20. aesthetic – concerned with art or beauty (not the same as ascetic)