Lesson 14 Amicable, Bask, Charlatan, Enraptured, Fickle, Genial, Hoax, Juggernaut, Levity, Marital, Mundane, Naïve, Nocturnal, Novice, Obstreperous

Amicable Adj. friendly; peaceable SYN: agreeable; amiable ANT: quarrelsome; warlike

Bask V. to expose oneself to pleasant warmth

Charlatan N. one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others SYN: quack; fraud ANT: professional

Enraptured Adj. delighted beyond measure SYN: ecstatic

Fickle Adj. likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason SYN: vacillating; capricious ANT: steadfast

Genial Adj. friendly; amiable SYN: cordial ANT: unfriendly

Hoax N. a practical joke; a trick

Juggernaut N. a terrible destructive or irresistible force

Levity N. lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness SYN: frivolity ANT: sobriety; somberness

Marital Adj. having to do with marriage SYN: wedded ANT: single

Mundane Adj. commonplace; earthly and not spiritual SYN: boring ANT: unique

Naïve Adj. simple in outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent SYN: unsophisticated; unsuspecting ANT: sophisticated; cunning

Nocturnal Adj. having to do with the night; occurring at night ANT: diurnal

Novice N. a beginner; one who is inexperienced SYN: apprentice; tyro ANT: master

Obstreperous Adj. aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant ANT: meek; tractable