Vocab #10

Sage(n)

wise person, wise(adj.)

Auspicious(adj.)

favorable, not really a good situation

Furtive(adj.)

shifty, sneaky, avoiding; worried to be caught

Remorse(n)

feelings of guilt, regret

Scrutinize(v)

to inspect carefully

Coalesce(v)

to fuse, unite

Innate(adj.)

inborn, inherited

Respite(n)

short rest, pause

Efface(v)

to erase, destroy

Malfeasance(n)

misconduct in public, misbehavior

Ameliorate(v)

to make better, improve

Prodigious(adj.)

great in size or force

Immutable(adj.)-

unchangeable

Preclude(v)

to prevent, making something impossible

Repress(v)

to suppress, hold down