Unit 7


acrimonious


sarcastic, caustic


mendacious


lying, false


noxious


physically or morally harmful


parsimonious


penurious, stingy


posthumous


post-mortem, post-obit


propitious


favorably inclined


pusillanimous


cowardly, craven


querulous


full of complaints


salubrious


promoting health


sedulous


diligent, busy


surreptitious


secret, covert


unctuous


oily, greasy