ENG 10 Vocab 2/4

(adj.) hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence; reserved, unassertive

• officious

• diffident

• ostensible

• jaunty

(adj.) unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion; (n.) a stone (such as a diamond) formerly believed to be of impenetrable hardness

• clement

• adamant

• disparity

• ostensible

(n.) a subtle distinction or variation

• cliche

• disparity

• nuance

• adamant

(adj.) not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped; relentless

• clement

• ostensible

• officious

• inexorable

(adj.) inclined to be merciful; lenient

• diffident

• officious

• jaunty

• clement

(adj.) kind, dutiful; volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed

• adamant

• inexorable

• jaunty

• officious

(adj.) intended for display, open to view; being such in appearance; plausible rather than demonstrably true or real

• ostensible

• jaunty

• adamant

• clement

(n.) a great difference

• nuance

• cliche

• disparity

• adamant

(adj.) sprightly in manner or appearance; lively

• officious

• diffident

• jaunty

• inexorable

(n.) a trite phrase or expression; something (such as a menu item) that has become overly familiar or commonplace

• cliche

• disparity

• adamant

• nuance