Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Semester 2 Vocabulary words

Wan – (Adj) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion
Prodigality – (Adj) spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant
Feigned – (V) pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)
Languidly – (Adj) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed
Colossal – (Adj) extremely large
Complacency – (N) a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements
Levity – (N) humor or frivolity, esp. the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect
Extemporizing – (V) compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise
Supercilious – (Adj) behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
Infinitesimal – (Adj) extremely small
Fractiousness – (Adj) easily irritated; bad-tempered

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