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unit 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brouhaha | confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub, uproar, furor, hullabaloo |
| cloy | to glut, satiate, surfeit |
| demeanor | behavior, manner, conduct, bearing |
| deference | courtesy, respect, consideration |
| enigmatic | puzzling, perplexing, mysterious, baffling |
| definitive | conclusive, final, exhaustive, authoritative |
| bumptious | offensively self-assertive, pushy, aggressive, obtrusive |
| choleric | bad-tempered, irascible, testy, splenetic |
| bulwark | strong defense/protection, citadel, bastion, rampart |
| curtail | to cut short, reduce, abbreviate, abridge, contract |
| adamant | unyielding, firm in purpose/opinion, obdurate, implacable, inflexible |
| profligate | immoral, given to self-indulgence, prodigal, improvident |
| mawkish | excessively/objectionably sentimental, sickening, maudlin, mushy |
| thwart | to oppose successfully, to prevent, frustrate, foil, baffle |
| onus | a stigma, burden, obligation, duty |
| requisite | needed, necessary, obligatory, incumbent |
| mollify | to soften, make gentle, calm, appease, assuage, pacify |
| sartorial | of a tailor/his work or mens clothes |
| presentiment | vague sense of approaching misfortune, a foreboding, hunch |
| impromptu | w/o preparation, offhand, spontaneous |
| forbearance | tolerance/self-control, patience, abstinence, restraint |
| remit | to forgive, pardon, lessen, diminish, return, remand, abate |