Sunday, April 18, 2010

Vocabulary Words #4 (Honors Option)

hubris- excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.

popinjay- a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter


superfluous- being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.

neophyte- a person newly converted to a belief, as a heathen, heretic, or nonbeliever; proselyte.

portentous- marvelous; amazing; prodigious.

sylvan- of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the woods.


impecunious- having little or no money; penniless; poor.



lucre
- monetary reward or gain; money


defenestrate- To throw out of a window.


exiguous- scanty; meager; small; slender