Due: Sept 10 Catawampus askew, positioned diagonally Bravura brilliant performance, a florid passage/piece that requires great skill

ll and spirit Zaftig pleasantly plump, full-bodied Earmark distinguishing mark/characteristic, mark of identification on the ear (animal) Bardolater A person who idolizes Shakespeare Sartorial relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress Goad a stick with a pointed end for driving cattle, stimulus Irascible easily provoked to anger, very irritable Aberrant unusual, abnormal Academia interests of a university/college/academy Protracted to draw out or lengthen (time), prolong, (math) to plot and draw with a scale and a protractor Supercilious haughtily disdainful, contemptuous, arrogant Contrive to plan with ingenuity, to plot, devise Stentorian very loud or powerful in sound Amorphous lacking definite form, of no particular character, having no pattern/structure Disingenuous not sincere Colloquial conversational Arcane mysterious, obscure Beleaguer to surround with military forces/troubles Profusion abundance, extravagance Bastion fortified place, preserving/protection quality, projecting portion of fortification that forms an irregular pentagon Consternation dismay, sudden amazement/dread that results in confusion Voluble fluent, talkative

Due: Sept. 24
Expatriate - noun voluntarily absent from home or country; verbmove away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad; expel from a country Feral - adj. wild and menacing Bombastic - adj. ostentatiously lofty in style Cantankerous - adj. having a difficult and contrary disposition;stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate Chagrin - noun strong feelings of embarrassment; verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of Combative - adj. having or showing a ready disposition to fight;striving to overcome in argument; inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits Corpulent - adj. excessively fat Cupidity - noun extreme greed for material wealth Predilection - noun a predisposition in favor of something; a strong liking Recalibrate to determine/check/rectify, to plan or devise carefully. Disgruntled - adj. in a state of sulky dissatisfaction Dote - verb shower with love; show excessive affection for; be foolish or senile due to old age Elucidate - verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; make clear and (more) comprehensible Ameliorate - verb get better; to make better Temerity - noun fearless daring Ephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form Exactitude - noun the quality of being exact Extrapolate - verb gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating; estimate the value of; draw from specific cases for more general cases Querulous - adj. habitually complaining Privation - noun act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; a state of extreme poverty Feign - verb make believe with the intent to deceive; make a pretence of Thwart - noun a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat; verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of Flabbergasted - adj. as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

Due: Oct.17
Bamboozle - verb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end Beguile - verb attract; cause to be enamored; influence by slyness Impervious - adj. not admitting of passage or capable of being affected Dither - noun an excited state of agitation; verb make a fuss; be agitated; act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain Whimsical - adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason Palatable - adj. acceptable to the taste or mind Improvident - adj. not provident; not providing for the future; not given careful consideration Ingratiate - verb gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts Inimitable - adj. defying imitation; matchless Innocuous - adj. not injurious to physical or mental health; not causing disapproval; lacking intent or capacity to injure; unlikely to harm or disturb anyone Itinerant - adj. working for a short time in different places; traveling from place to place to work; noun a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment Peripatetic - adj. traveling especially on foot; of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; noun a person who walks from place to place; a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism Lackadaisical - adj. idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way;lacking spirit or liveliness Magnanimity - noun liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit Munificent - adj. very generous Pariah - noun a person who is rejected (from society or home) Puffery - noun a flattering commendation (especially when used for promotional purposes) Pundit - noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field Pittance - noun an inadequate payment Virulent - adj. infectious; having the ability to cause disease; harsh or corrosive in tone; extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom Vex - verb subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; be a mystery or bewildering to; change the arrangement or position of; disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations Vapid - adj. lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest;lacking taste or flavor or tang Slipshod - adj. marked by great carelessness