vocab lesson 15
penchant
a strong liking; fondness; taste; inclination
farcical
absurd; ridiculously clumsy; funny; ludicrous
feisty
aggressive; lively; energetic; spirited; frisky
equivocal
ambiguous; intentionally vague; uncertain; cryptic
debonair
carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious; charming; refined; suave
adjunct
connected or attached to in a dependent, subordinate, or auxiliary manner, but not a part of
geneology
family history; lineage
macabre
horrible; grim; ghastly; sinister
impervious
incapable of being affected; resistant; invurnerable
nadir
lowest point; bottom
filial
of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
chicanery
the use of tricks or clever talk to deceive or evade; trickery; subterfuge
gull
to cheat; to fool or hoax; dupe; scam; trick
mitigate
to make less severe; to become milder; diminish; alleviate
deplete
to use up gradually; empty; exhaust