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Vocab Lesson 5
English Vocab Lesson
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fop | N. an excessively fasion- conscious man |
| imprecation | N. a curse |
| Non sequitur | N. something that does not logically follow |
| Sanguine | Adj. cheerful; optimistic |
| bowdlerize | V. to remove offensive passages |
| impair | V. to weaken |
| panegyric | N. an expression of praise |
| quandary | N. a puzzling situation |
| ebullient | Adj. enthusiastic |
| deference | N. respect |
| carnal | Adj. relating to physical appetite |
| nebulous | Adj. hazy, vague |
| rakish | Adj. dashingly stylish |
| elegy | N. a sad, mournful poem |
| pedantic | Adj. tending to show off one's learning |