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Catch-22

Vocab words

WordDefinition
asceticism rigorous self-denial, extreme abstinence, austerity
august inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic; eminent
cabalistic mystic; occult
conciliate to placate; to reconcile; to become agreeable or reconciled
craven cowardly; a coward; to make cowardly
diffident lacking confidence in oneself; timid; shy; restrained or reserved in manner
dissonant discordant; out of harmony; incongruous
ebullient overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited
erudition knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning; scholarship
excoriate to denouce or berate severely; flay verbally; to strip off skin
fustian a stout fabric of cotton or flax; bombastic language
indolent having or showing a disposition to exertion; slothful
insidious intended to entrap or beguile; stealthily treacherous or deceitful
irascible easily provoked to anger; very irritable; characterized or produced by anger
laconic short; pithy; concise
languor lack of energy, vitality, spirit, or interest; sluggishness; stagnation; physical weakness or faintness; emotional softness or tenderness
licentious sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd; lawless; immoral; disregarding rules
mellifluous sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding; flowing with honey
obsequious obedient; dutiful; sycophantic; fawning; servilely compliant or deferential
odious hateful; detestable; highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting
petulant moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, esp. over some trifling annoyance
portentous momentous; ominously significant or indicative; marvelous; amazing; prodigious
recalcitrant resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory; hard to deal with, manage, or operate
ribald vulgar or indecent in language, speech, etc.; coarsely mocking or abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous
sanguine cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident; reddish, ruddy (like blood)
sardonic characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering
saturnine sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn; suffering from lead poisoning
sedulous diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous; persistently or carefully maintained
tawdry gaudy; showy and cheap; low or mean; base
torpid inactive or sluggish; slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic; dormant
Created by: pogs89
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