tearful or excessively sentimental

preferring the company of others to solitude

spent; exhausted; barren of energy; worn out by rich or effortless exhitence

practicing extreme self denial (monk)

to direct energy from its primitive and destructive aim to one that is culturally or ethically higher and therefore socially acceptable

living without regret or thought of the consequences

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Vocab chapter 1.

30 days vocab chapter 1

Question	Answer
maudlin	tearful or excessively sentimental
pander	to cater to base desires
gregarious	preferring the company of others to solitude
effete	spent; exhausted; barren of energy; worn out by rich or effortless exhitence
ascetic	practicing extreme self denial (monk)
obsequious	servilely attentive; fawning
sublimate	to direct energy from its primitive and destructive aim to one that is culturally or ethically higher and therefore socially acceptable
wanton	living without regret or thought of the consequences