forsake

)v.) to give up, renounce (I won't

forsake my conservative

(.principles

fractious

)adj.) troublesome or irritable

(Although the child insisted he

wasn’t tired, his fractious

behaviour - especially his

decision to crush his jam

sandwiches all over the floor -

convinced everyone present that

(.it was time to put him to bed

furtive

)adj.) secretive, sly (Claudia’s

placement of her drugs in her

sock drawer was not as furtive

as she thought, as the sock

drawer is the first place most

(.parents look

gluttony

)n.) overindulgence in food or

drink (Helen’s fried chicken tastes

so divine, I don’t know how

anyone can call gluttony a sin(.

gratuitous

)adj.) uncalled for, unwarranted

(Every evening the guy at the fish

and chip shop gives me a

gratuitous helping of vinegar(.

haughty

)adj.) disdainfully proud (The

superstar’s haughty dismissal of

her co-stars will backfire on her

(.someday

hypocrisy

)n.) pretending to believe what

one does not (Once the politician

began passing legislation that

contradicted his campaign

promises, his hypocrisy became

(.apparent

impeccable

)adj.) exemplary, flawless (If your

grades were as impeccable as

your brother’s, then you too

would receive a car for a

(.graduation present

impertinent

)adj.) rude, insolent (Most of your

comments are so impertinent

that I don’t wish to dignify them

(.with an answer

implacable

)adj.) incapable of being

appeased or mitigated (Watch

out: once you shun

Grandmother’s cooking, she is

totally implacable(.