Important Vocabulary 2

Extraneous

adj- irrelevant, not pertinent

Poignant

adj- sharply painful to the feelings

Ascribe

v- to assign to, to believe or say that something was cause by particular thing

Engender

v- to bring into being, cause

Introvert

n- one interested in own thoughts feelings

Gregarious

adj- fond of the company of others: sociable

Obsequious

adj- much too willing to server or obey; fawning

Punctilious

adj- careful about nice points of behavior, very exact

Affront

v- open an insult or giving of offense to somebody

Munificent

very generous in giving; lavishing

Querulous

incline to find fault; full of complaint

Chastise

v- to punish, or scold somebody

Intercede

v- to mediate; to plead with somebody in authority on behalf of somebody else

Irrevocable

adj- cannot be undone

Obnoxious

adj- unpleasant, offensive

Impair

v- to lessen the quality, strength, or effectiveness of something

Consign

v- to hand somebody or something over to the care of another

Incorrigible

adj- cannot be corrected or reformed

Restitution

n- giving back something lost or taken away

Disparity

n- alack of equality between people or things

Renounce

v- to give up formally

Devoid

adj- without, empty, completely lacking in something

Bode

v- to be a particular indication of something that is about to happen

Coerce

v- to make somebody do something against his or her will by using force

Acrimonious

adj- harsh manner of speech, full of or displaying anger and resentment

Desist

v- to cease, stop

Enigma

n- somebody or something that is not easily explained or understood

Expound

v- to state in detail