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Chapter 21 Voc
Term | Definition |
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dilettante | an amateur;lover of fine arts |
jejune | barren, flat, dull. |
libidinous | characterized by lust; lewd; lascivious. |
licentious | morally unrestrained; lascivious. |
mercurial | changeable; volatile. |
meretricious | flashy; tawdry; falsely alluring. |
minatory | menacing; threatening |
mutable | inconstant; fickle; tending to frequent change. |
nonchalant | cool; indifferent; without warmth or animation. |
noxious | unwholesome; harmful to health. |
obdurate | hardhearted; inflexible; not easily moved to pity. |
obtuse | slow to understand; dull. |
officious | meddlesome; offering unnecessary and unwanted advice. |
omniscient | having infinite knowledge; knowing all things. |
pusillanimous | cowardly; fainthearted |