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Nov Dec Vocab Zimmer
Nov. Vocab Zimmerman
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| honed | to make more effective; improve; perfect |
| abrasive | tending to annoy or cause ill will; overly aggressive |
| prestigious | having a high reputation; honored; esteemed |
| lethargic | drowsy; sluggish. |
| plethora | overabundance; excess |
| tepid | moderately warm; lukewarm; characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm |
| extravagant | spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful; exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, or passions |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by good or discriminating judgment; wise, sensible, or well-advised |
| acrid | sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc. |
| query | a question; an inquiry |
| laconic | using few words; expressing much in few words; concise |
| overt | open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret |
| enrich | to supply with abundance of anything desirable; to add greater value or significance to |
| derisive | contemptuous; mocking |
| malodor | an unpleasant or offensive odor; stench |
| extrovert | an outgoing, social person |
| daggle | to drag or trail through mud, water, etc.; draggle; bemire |
| rhapsody | an ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm |
| neoteric | modern; new; recent |
| obnoxious | annoying or objectionable due to being a showoff or attracting undue attention to oneself |