Vocabulary 2

arouse hopes that will be frustrated tantalize arouse hopes that will be frustrated

labyrinth a maze

unprincipled and crafty Machiavellian unprincipled and crafty

laconic brief; concise

excessively sentimental maudlin excessively sentimental

shock; excite; electrify galvanize Galvanized steel shock; excite; electrify

lazy; sluggish; lacking energy lethargic lazy; sluggish; lacking energy

ostracize exclude from society

liking the company of other people gregarious liking the company of other people

egregious outstandingly bad

SPEC = LOOK; SEE

seemingly true but false specious seemingly true but false

looking back at the past retrospective looking back at the past

looking inward at one’s own thoughts and feelings introspective looking inward at one’s own thoughts and feelings

cautious; watchful; careful circumspect cautious; watchful; careful

expected; likely; potential prospective expected; likely; potential