Caged+Bird+vocab+II

CB vocab II

 1. gaffe, n. - a clumsy social mistake; a faux pas  2. admonish, v. - to scold gently but seriously  3. illusory, adj. - produced by or based on an illusion; deceptive  4. bombastic, adj. - pompous, stuck-up, overly fancy in speech or writing

5. decorum, n. - appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety 6. sullen, adj. - morose; sulky 7. sarcasm, n. - a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound 8. benign, adj. – gentle, kindly; (of a disease) not harmful or dangerous

9. sacreligious, adj. – irreverence toward a holy person, place, or thing 10. ludicrous, adj. - laughable because of obvious absurdity or incongruity; foolish 11. novelty, n. - the quality of being novel; newness 12. swarthy, adj. - having a dark complexion

13. revelry, n. - boisterous merrymaking 14. jaunty, adj. - having a buoyant or self confidant air; brisk 15. commensurate, adv. - of the same size; extent; or duration as another 16. masochist, n. - individual who derives pleasure from being offended or mistreated

17. frivolity, n. - the quality or condition of being trivial and unworthy of serious attention; silly, inappropriate 18. perplex, v. - to confuse or trouble with doubt; to puzzle 19. condescension, n. - the act of condescending; acting or having an attitude that is patronizingly superior 20. pariahs, n. - social outcasts