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Scatter: Sadler-Oxford Vocabulary Unit 15

profligate
(adj) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending syn: (adj) prodigal, improvident; (n) spendthrift
impromptu
(adj, adv) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; (n) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation syn:(adj) spontaneous, improvised, unrehearsed
cloy
(v) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, sufeit
bulwark
(n) a strong defense or portection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v) to provide such defense or protection syn:(n) stronghold, citadel, bastion, rampart
mollify
(v) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity
definitive
(adj) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done syn: exhaustible, authoritative
mawkish
(adj) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor syn: sentimentalized, maudlin, mushy, nauseating
presentiment
(n) a vague sense of approaching misfortune syn: foreboding, premonition, hunch

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bulwark(n) a strong defense or portection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v) to provide such defense or protection syn:(n) stronghold, citadel, bastion, rampart
cloy(v) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, sufeit
definitive(adj) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done syn: exhaustible, authoritative
impromptu(adj, adv) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; (n) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation syn:(adj) spontaneous, improvised, unrehearsed
mawkish(adj) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor syn: sentimentalized, maudlin, mushy, nauseating
mollify(v) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity
presentiment(n) a vague sense of approaching misfortune syn: foreboding, premonition, hunch
profligate(adj) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending syn: (adj) prodigal, improvident; (n) spendthrift
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