VOCABULARY: Spring List 5
brouhaha- an over excited response to something.
cloy- to disgust or sicken someone by being so nice.
demeanor- outward behavior.
deference- humble submission and respect.
enigmatic- difficult to interpret or understand.
definitive- done or reached decisively.
bumptious- self assertive or proud to an irritating degree.
choleric- bad tempered or irritated.
bulwark- a defensive wall.
curtail- impose restriction on.
adamant- refusing to be persuaded.
profligate- recklessly extravagant or wasteful in use of resources.
mawkish- sentimental in a feeble or sickly way.
thwart- prevent someone from accomplishing something.
onus- someone's duty or responsibility.
requisite- mass necessary by certain circumstances.
mollify- to appease the anger of someone.
sartorial- relating to tailoring, clothes or style of dress.
presentiment- an intuitive feeling about the future.
impromptu- done without being planned.
forbearance- self restraint
remit- to cancel
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