VOCAB - SET 2

Abstain	desist; go without; withdraw
Blighted	damaged; destroyed; ruined
Credulous	gullible; ready to believe anything
Enshroud	cover
Haughtiness	arrogance; pride
Lachrymose	tearful; sad
Obfuscate	deliberately make something difficult to understand
Plethora	an excess
Repudiate	shun; eschew
Tedium	boredom
Abstemious	self denying; refraining from indulging
Blithe	free-spirited; carefree
Crepuscular	active at dawn and dusk
Enunciation	clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
Headstrong	stubborn; willful
Lackluster	dull; monotonous; bland
Objective	unbiased; not subjective
Pliable	flexible; not stubborn
Rescind	retract; repeal
Temper	to moderate; soften
Abstruse	difficult to understand; obscure
Blunderbuss	1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
Cringe	recoil; flinch; shy away
Envenom	to cause bitterness and bad feeling
Hedonism	self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
Laconic	using few words; brief; to the point
Oblique	indirect; slanting
Plumage	feathers of a bird
Resignation	acceptance of fate
Tenacious	stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
Acquiesce	to agree to; give in to
Bombast	arrogant, pompous language
Curtail	cut short
Epicure	someone who appreciates good food and drink
Heed	listen to
Lampoon	ridicule; spoof
Oblivious	totally unaware
Podium	raised platform
Resonant	echoing
Tenuous	flimsy; not solid