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Vocabulary Dec 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| jubilant | extremely joyful, happy |
| kudos | praise for an achievement |
| laconic | terse in speech or writing |
| lucid | clear, easily understandable |
| luminous | brightly shining |
| magnanimous | noble, generous |
| mercurial | characterized by rapid change or temperamentality |
| meticulous | extremely careful with details |
| mollify | to soften in temper |
| munificence | generosity in giving |
| nadir | the lowest point of something |
| neophyte | someone who is young or inexperienced |
| obsequious | excessively compliant or submissive |
| obstreperous | noisy, unruly |
| opulent | characterized by rich abundance verging on ostentation |
| pallid | lacking color |
| paradigm | an example that is a perfect pattern or model |
| pariah | an outcast |
| paucity | small in quantity |
| plethora | an abundance, excess |