Ltf sat vocab lesson 5 Study online at quizlet.com/_uqkjk 1. acrimonious Caustic 2. ameliorate to make better; to improve 3. amendable Willing to consider;open to advice or suggestion 4. amorphous (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion 5. buoyant capable of floating; cheerful 6. cajole (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promise 7. calamity A serious event causing distress or misfortune 8. debase Degrade; lower in quality, value, rank, etc.; lower in moral quality 9. efface To erase, to wear away 10. elucidate To make clear 11. ephemeral Lasting a short period of time, fleeting. 12. ferocity Savagery 13. flourish To thrive, to grow well 14. haughty Arrogant, excessively proud and vain 15. impervious Incapable of being entered or penetrated, not capable of being damaged 16. inane Lacking sense, significance, or ideas 17. indolence Laziness 18. infallable incapable of error 19. inscrutable Difficult to understand 20. languid Slow, sluggish, listless, weak 21. malice Desire to harm others 22. oblique slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading 23. opulence Wealth, affluence, abundance 24. penitent Feeling or showing regret and regret for having done wrong; repentant. 25. perfunctory Acting routinely with little interest or care