Vocabulary List 23

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Vocabulary List 23. Periods 1 and 2. Denial of comfort to oneself. Abnegation. Bitterness or discord. Acrimony. Keen insight. Acumen. Short, abrupt, or dismissive. Brusque. Honesty and frankness. Candor. To leap about or behave boisterously . Cavort. To laugh mockingly at or scorn. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Periods 1 and 2

*Vocabulary List 23

*Abnegation

*Denial of comfort to oneself

*Acrimony

*Bitterness or discord

*Acumen

*Keen insight

*Brusque

*Short, abrupt, or dismissive

*Candor

*Honesty and frankness

*Cavort

*To leap about or behave boisterously

*Deride

*To laugh mockingly at or scorn

*Erudite

*Learned or educated

*Forbearance

*Patience, restraint, toleration

*Goad

*To urge, spur, or incite to action

*Inane

*Silly and meaningless