Vocab Lesson 12

Abhor: (v) to feel hatred or disgust toward something; to loathe; to
reject vehemently.

Congeniality: (n) compatibility; friendliness; agreeableness;
pleasantness.

Cynic: (n) a person who believes that people act only from selfish
motives; a scornful person.

Dupe: (n) a person easily tricked or deceived; (v) to deceive
someone.

Extrovert: (n) a person who is outgoing and interested in others.

Gaudy: (adj) tastelessly cheap and showy; flashy.

Intimate: (adj) characterizing one's deepest nature; very close
association; (n) a close personal friend.

Jovial: (adj) full of playful good humor; genial and jolly.

Quota: (n) an allotment; a proportional share; a maximum number.

Tycoon: (n) a powerful business person or industrialist; magnate.

host - Enemy, stranger

init - To begin, enter upon

jur, jus, judic - Law, right, judgment

juven -Young

labor -Work

lat - Lateral, side; wide

laud - Praise

leg - Law

lev - To make light, to lift

liber - Free