Honors Vocabulary List #3

Capricious (adj.) subject to whim, fickle

Conundrum (n.) puzzle, problem

Diffident (adj.) shy, quiet, modest

Expunge (v.) to obliterate, eradicate

Fractious (adj.) troublesome or irritable

Iconoclast (n.) one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

Inchoate (adj.) unformed or formless, in a beginning stage

Mawkish (adj.) characterized by sick sentimentality

Myriad (adj.) consisting of a very great number

Opulent (adj.) characterized by rich abundance verging on ostentation

Pathos (n.) an emotion of sympathy

Propensity

quagmire (n.) a difficult situation

replete (adj.) full, abundant

sanguine (adj.) optimistic, cheery

somnolent (adj.) sleepy, drowsy

transient (adj.) passing through briefly; passing into and out of existence

upbraid (v.) to criticize or scold severely

verdant (adj.) green in tint or color

Wistful (adj.) full of yearning; musingly sad

Question: Since we are out for Labor Day on Monday, will our quiz still be on Thursday? Answer: No, it will be on Friday, September 9th 