Vocab 2

to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy)

• abet
• lassitude
• amorphous
• obdurate

without organization, unity, or cohesion

• amorphous
• obdurate
• axiomatic
• petulant

expressing a universally accepted principle or rule

• axiomatic
• petulant
• cajole
• propensity

persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

• cajole
• propensity
• concoct
• reprove

make up, to devise, invent, fabricate

• concoct
• reprove
• curtail
• scintillating

to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce

• curtail
• scintillating
• disconcert
• squeamish

to confuse, to disturb the composure of

• disconcert
• squeamish
• enhance
• transcend

to raise to higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of

• enhance
• transcend
• expostulate
• gauntlet

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course of action or decision by earnest reasoning

• expostulate
• gauntlet
• imperious
• ingratiate

a challenge

• gauntlet
• imperious
• ingratiate
• abet