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Chapter 21 Voc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |