English 9 Lesson 11/12

intimate

adj. characterizing one's deepest nature; very close association; noun. a close personal friend

contemptible

adj. despicable; hateful; low

impertinent

adj. disrespectful; rude and impolite; inrelated to a given topic

pessimistic

adj. expecting things to turn out badly; gloomy

jovial

adj. full of playful good humor; genial and jolly

diligent

adj. hardworking; painstaking

malicious

adj. harmful; mean; spiteful

incomprehensible

adj. impossible to understand; obscure

chronic

adj. lasting a long time; constant; habitual

obtuse

adj. not sharp-edged or pointed; blunt; dull; slow to understand

bland

adj. soothing; mild; dull

gaudy

adj. tastelessly cheap and showy; flashy

ideally

adv. in agreement with an ideal; perfectly; theoretically

dupe

noun. a person easily tricked or deceived; verb. to deceive someone

cynic

noun. a person who believes that people act only from selfish motives; a scornful person

extrovert

noun. a person who is outgoing and interested in others

tycoon

noun. a powerful business person or industrialist; magnate

quota

noun. an allotment; a proportional share; a maximum number

congeniality

noun. compatibility; friendliness; agreeableness; pleasantness

abhor

verb. to feel hatred or disgust toward something; to loathe; to reject vehemently