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Vocab Week 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amorphous | (adj) shapeless; of not particular form or type; not organized |
| ascetic | (n) a person who practices unusual self-denial or discipline, often for religious reasons;; (adj) self-denying |
| decorum | (n) proper action, speech, and dress; good manners and behavior; polite behavior |
| doggerel | (n) badly written or trivial verse, often with a singsong rhythm |
| protégé | (n) someone whose welfare or career is guided and helped by a more influential person |
| sanguine | (adj) naturally cheerful and hopeful; confident; having a ruby complexion |
| seraphic | (adj) angelic; of the highest order of angels |
| facile | (adj) easily done; performing or working with ease; adroit; not sincere or profound; superficial |
| guile | (n) craftiness; deceit; cunning |
| proffer | (v) to offer (n) an offer |