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Thurston Vocab 2
WAT 322-329
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pugnacious | inclined to quarrel or fight readily |
| omniscient | having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness; perceiving all things |
| precocious | unusually advance or mature development, especial mental development |
| vivacious | lively, animated |
| pernicious | causing insidious harm or injury |
| arbitrary | subject to individual will or judgement without discretion |
| derogatory | tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; belittling, uncomplimentary |
| obligatory | mandatory |
| apothecary | pharmacy(ist) |
| incendiary | used for setting things on fire, or inflame the senses |
| benevolent | characterized by goodwill or kindly feeling |
| exuberant | effusively/uninihibitedly enthusiastic |
| opulent | wealthy, rich, affluent |
| complacent | pleased with one's own merits (often without awareness of potential danger); agreeable, easy to please |