Unit Two Vocabulary Week Three

civility (noun) politeness It is always best to act with civility towards others; then they will be civil to you too.

connoisseur (noun) expert Murray was a connoisseur of fine art.

exhilaration (noun) excitement There is nothing quite like a rollercoaster for inducing a sense of exhilaration.

foible (noun) weakness/character flaw Achilles’ only foible was in his heel.

germane (adjective) relevant It would not be germane to talk about your relationship problems to a potential employer during a job interview.

gregarious (adjective) outgoing/extroverted

obsequious (adjective) fawning/sucking up

patrimony (noun) inheritance from a father My green eyes are a patrimony from my father.

precocious (adjective) unusually mature The precocious young man began attending college when he was ten-years-old.

punctilious (adjective) exact/careful/meticulous eager to follow the rules Punctilious Paul made sure the children crossed the street carefully. .