1. Vocabulary 2

2. arouse hopes that will be frustrated
tantalize
arouse hopes that will be frustrated

3. labyrinth
a maze

4. unprincipled and crafty
Machiavellian
unprincipled and crafty

5. laconic
brief; concise

6. excessively sentimental
maudlin
excessively sentimental

7. shock; excite; electrify
galvanize
Galvanized steel
shock; excite; electrify

8. lazy; sluggish; lacking energy
lethargic
lazy; sluggish; lacking energy

9. ostracize
exclude from society

10. liking the company of other people
gregarious
liking the company of other people

11. egregious
outstandingly bad

12. SPEC =
LOOK; SEE

13. seemingly true but false
specious
seemingly true but false

14. looking back at the past
retrospective
looking back at the past

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

16. cautious; watchful; careful
circumspect
cautious; watchful; careful

17. expected; likely; potential
prospective
expected; likely; potential