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Vocab. quiz 04/27/12

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adamant adj. utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings;too hard to cut or break.
brouhaha n. excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some sensational event; hullabaloo.
bulwark n. any protection against external danger, injury, or annoyance(can even be a person).
choleric adj. extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible.
cloy v. to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; to surfeit; to satiate.
curtail v. to restrict (said of royal succession or inheritance).
deference n. respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
definitive adj. most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism, study, or the like; serving to define,  fix, or specify definitely;
aesthetic adj. pertaining to, involving, or concerned with pure emotion and sensation, as opposed to pure intellectuality.
enigmatic adj. resembling an enigma;  perplexing; mysterious.
impromptu adj. made or done without previous preparation; suddenly or hastily prepared, made, etc.
mawkish adj. having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating.
mollify v. to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; to appease.
onus n. a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
presentiment n. a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especially something evil; foreboding.
profligate adj. utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute; recklessly prodigal or extravagant.
remit v. to transmit money, a check, etc., as in payment; to abate for a time or at intervals; to slacken.
requisite adj. required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable.
sartorial adj. of or pertaining to tailors or their trade; of or pertaining to clothing or style or manner of dress.
thwart to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose; to frustrate or baffle (a plan, purpose, etc.).
Created by: hcmeek
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