Vocabulary List #15: 1/5/98
| approbation | proof; an act of proving; formally commended |
| apropos | at an opportune time; relevant and opportune |
| blanch | to remove the color from |
| blatant | completely obvious or conspicuous; offensively noisy |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge; trick |
| circumspect | careful to consider all possible circumstances and consequences |
| compunction | a twinge of misgiving; anxiety arising from guilt awareness |
| corpulent | having a large, bulking body |
| dulcet | agreeable; soothing; sweet to the taste or ear |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| eclectic | choosing what appears to be best from various sources |
| euphemism | the use of a less direct or less distasteful word for another |
| exorbitant | exceeding normal or appropriate limits |
| expulsion | the state of being driven out or dismissed |
| extraneous | foreign; not pertinent; not belonging to matter considered |
| feckless | ineffectual; weak; irresponsible |
| flamboyant | ornate; showy; full of exaggeration |
| holocaust | a thorough destruction; a sacrifice caused by fire |
| imminent | ready to take place; impending; likely to happen |
| insinuate | to introduce gradually or in a subtle, indirect way |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward; to provoke |
| insular | constituting or relating to an island or island people |
| insurgent | rising in opposition to civil authority |
| niche | a place etc. to which a person is best fitted; a recess in the wall |
| noncommittal | giving or having no clear attitude or feeling about something |
| notoriety | generally known and talked of favorably; fame |
| omnipotent | having unlimited power or influence; almighty |
| pallid | deficient in color; pale; lacking sparkle; dull |
| paradox | something seemingly contradictory, yet possibly true |
| philander | to have many love affairs with no intention of marriage |