Week 3

• contrite (adj): genuinely & deeply sorry about something
• erudite (adj): having great knowledge gained from study & reading
• anomaly (n): something that deviates from the norm or expectations
• cantankerous (adj): easily angered & difficult to get along with
• coterie (n): a small, exclusive group of people who share the same interests
• deride (v): to ridicule/insult someone or something
• feckless (adj): lacking the thought or organization necessary to succeed, incompetent due to an inability to do anything useful
• excoriate (v): to criticize and/or scold somebody very strongly
• debacle (n): something that becomes a defeat or humiliating failure
• temerity (n): reckless confidence that might be offensive