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Vocab for Lesson 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acidulous | somewhat acid or sour |
| avaricious | excessively greedy |
| baleful | deadly; sinister |
| bellicose | warlike; of a quarrelsome nature |
| bilious | bad-tempered; bitter |
| captious | critical; quick to find fault; quibbling |
| churlish | rude; surly |
| complaisant | willing to please; tending to consent to others' wishes |
| contrite | crushed in spirit by a feeling of guilt |
| convivial | festive; sociable |
| Craven | cowardly |
| debonair | courteous, gracious and having a sophisticated charm; suave; urbane |
| dyspeptic | grouchy; gloomy; a person who suffers from dyspepsia or indigestion |
| lachrymose | sad; mournful; inclined to shed many tears |