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Week 5 English 12
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amorphous | shapeless; of no particular form or type; not organized |
| Ascetic | a person who practices unusual self-denial or discipline, often for religious reasons; (adj.) – self-denying |
| Decorum | proper action, speech, and dress; good manners and behavior; polite behavior |
| Doggerel | badly written or trivial verse, often with a singsong rhythm |
| Facile | easily done; performing or working with ease; adroit; not sincere or profound; superficial |
| Guile | craftiness; deceit; cunning |
| Proffer | to offer; (n.) an offer |
| Protégé | someone whose welfare or career is guided and helped by a more influential person |
| Sanguine | naturally cheerful and hopeful; confident; having a ruby complexion |
| Seraphic | angelic; of the highest order of angels |