english vocab 2

• Propitiate - to appease, soothe, or conciliate
• Avaricious - greedy
• Asseverate - to declare honestly or solemnly
• Incongruity - something that is out of place
• Inveigle - to entice or acquire by flattery or artful talk
• Disparity - lack of similarity or equality
• Prodigious - extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, or force
• Zealous - full of enthusiasm
• Dexterously - skillfully
• Impetuosity - a rash action done without thought
• Supplicant - beggar
• Futile - ineffective
• Lucid - clear; easy to understand
• Spurious - false; counterfeit
• Pernicious - evil; wicked
• Lethargic - sluggish; drowsy
• Contiguous - touching; in contact
• Brazen - shameless; bold
• Approbation - approval; commendation
• Abhorrence - a feeling of extreme hatred