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