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Sophomore Vocabulary Lesson 16

AB
AloofnessState of being removed or distant in feeling; indifference
BravadoShow of braveness without much courage
CondescendingHaving to do with coming down to the level of one’s real or imagined inferiors
ContriteFeeling or expressing sorrow or regret for misconduct
ConvivialFond of eating, drinking, and good company
DeceptionFalse or misleading representation
DemeanorThe way a person appears and acts; outward manner
EffusiveOverflowing; showing too much feeling; too demonstrative
FastidiousVary particular about personal details; showing great delicacy in taste
HaughtinessOffensive pride and disdainfulness
HypocriteInsincere person; one who pretends to be virtuous or says one thing and does the opposite
ImproprietyQuality of being unsuitable, wrong, or improper
LaconicUsing a minimum of words; terse; brief
PatheticMarked by sorrow or melancholy
PiteousMoving the heart; deserving of sympathy
SeclusionIsolation; a condition of being alone
SpontaneousDone naturally and freely, without prompting or planning
SuperficialShallow or not genuine; only concerned with surface aspects
TactAbility to say and do the correct thing; skill in dealing with people
UrbaneSmoothly polite, refined, and elegant


Burroughs High School
Ridgecrest, CA

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