vocab review

ascetic

noun renounces material, self dischiplined
licentious

adj lacking legal/moral restraints
pecuniary

adj measured in money
presumptuous

adj full of, charaterized by
vacuous
- adj
- lacking content
impetus
- noun
- a moving force, impulse
efficacy
- noun
- ability to produce desired results
capricious
- adj
- subject to, let by
nefarious
- adj
- extremely wicked
physiognomy
- noun
- outward appearance of anyting
insipid
- adj
- without interest
lugubrious
- adj
- mournful or gloomy
cajole
- verb
- to persuade by flattering
indolent
- adj
- slothful, slow, not wanting
allocation
- verb
- set aparrt for special purpose
interloper
- verb
- to intrude without proper license
akimbo
- adj
- to stand with a hand on hip and elbow bent outwards
presumptuous
- adj
- full of, bold
disparity
- noun
- lacking of similariteies
moribund
- adj
- in a dying state
inexorable
- adj
- unyielding, unalterable
tedium
- noun
- state of being tired
choleric
- adj
- extremely irritable
expectorate
- verb
- to eject matter
censure
- noun
- strong expression of disapproval
palpate
- verb
- to examine by touch
encumber
- verb
- to bloc with obstruction
impasse
- noun
- position from with there is no escape
torrid
- adj
- very hot or burning

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vocab review worlds

Updated

2009-11-19T06:53:14Z

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