Week 15

• circumspect (adj): wary and unwilling to take risks
• foment (verb): to cause or stir up trouble or rebellion
• expurgate (verb): to remove words or passages considered offensive or unsuitable from a book or account before publication
• extemporaneous (adj): performed without any preparation
• fetid (adj): with a rotten or offensive smell
• perfunctory (adj): done as a matter of duty or custom without thought or genuine feeling; done hastily or superficially
• inculcate (verb): to instill and idea, habit, or attitude by persistent and forceful repetition/instruction
• fracas (noun): a noisy quarrel or fight
• foible (noun): a small weakness or flaw; idiosyncrasy
• vacuous (adj): lacking intelligence to a lack of ideas and absence of curiosity