Vocabulary List 10: Adroit to Vehement

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Lassitude (adj)

a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy

Morose (adj)

sullen and ill-tempered

Brazen (adj)

bold and without shame

Ascetic (adj)

characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

Adroit (adj)

clever or skillful in using the hands or mind

Poignant (adj)

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Cognizant (adj)

having knowledge or being aware of

Repugnance (noun)

intense disgust

Vehement (adj)

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense

Pedantic (adj)

someone who annoys others by correcting small errors or emphasizing their own expertise especially in some narrow or boring subject matter


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