Word Wednesday #7 and #8

Define cantankerous

• kind

• bad-tempered

• old

Define deride.

• to verbally rip apart

• compliment

• get off a horse

Define debacle.

• a success

• a disaster

• a fight

Define temerity.

• good manners

• caution

• excessive foolishness or boldness

Define ennui.

• enthusiasm

• an exotic pet

• dissatisfaction or exhaustion caused by boredom

Define abstain.

• restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something

• object to something

• indulge

Define haughty.

• nonjudgmental

• arrogantly superior

• feeling hot

Define tenacious

• not letting go of or giving up on something one holds dear

• surrendering

• obsessed with the outdoors

Define acquiesce.

• disappear

• refuse

• accept something reluctantly, but without protest

Define lampoon.

• publicly ridicule

• revere

• jump