Inquiry Skills 2.2 Vocab

Terms	Definitions
disgruntled	unhappy
prolific	producing abundant works or results
revere	to respect, honor or admire
resolute	firm or determined
auspicious	favorable; successful
mercurial	changeable, erratic
prosaic	lacking in imagination; dull
smug	self-satisfied
novel	strikingly new or different
ebullient	enthusiastic, lively
obdurate	stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
foster	to promote the development of
exacting	requiring great care or effort
diminutive	tiny
erudite	scholarly, well-educated
impugn	to attack as false or wrong, to challenge or question
hinder	to be or get in the way of
shrewd	smart in a sneaky or tricky manner
intelligible	capable of being understood
alacrity	eagerness, enthusiasm
brusque	rudely brief
spurn	to reject with disrespect
pugnacious	eager to fight
forthright	honest, direct, straightforward
conjecture	guesswork
pervasive	spread throughout
demean	to lower in status or worth
diffidence	a lack of self confidence, shyness
contrite	feeling or expressing remorse
mundane	ordinary, commonplace
enigmatic	puzzling
keen	sharp, perceptive
skeptical	doubting, questioning, not believing
encroach	to advance beyond limits
judicious	having good judgement
inaccessible	not easily approached, not easily obtained
therapeutic	having healing powers
sporadic	occurring at irregular intervals
placed	calm, quiet
amiable	friendly
propensity	tendency
pernicious	deadly or destructive
confound	to confuse
dispel	to get rid of
subdue	to bring under control
harangue	a long, angry speech
earnest	showing deep sincerity or seriousness
innocuous	harmless

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