Vocab Review

more than is needed, desired, or required

imposing or depending on or containing as assumption

a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue

lacking wit or imagination

lacking sufficient water or rainfall

having or showing arrogant superiority to

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

choose not to consume

show to be right by justification or proof

lasting a very short time

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding

full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

a person who delivers a speech

become less in amount or intensity

inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others

an accommodation in which bot sides make concessions

give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors

a shelter from danger or hardship

attribute or credit to

quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness

unrestrained by convention or propriety

the ability to understand and discriminate between relations

dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

the state of being held in low esteem

of, affecting, or being on or near the surface

worthy of imitation

lacking wit or imagination

said or done without having been planned in advance

characterized by friendship and goodwill

a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested