Becoming Glossary

by Michelle Obama

Becoming Glossary

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Puerile

Having a lack of maturity

Sanguine

Optimistic and cheerful in a confident way

Hapless

Deserving of pity, unlucky, unfortunate

Ebullient

Unrestrainedly joyous

Proscribe

Command against

Aesthetic

An appreciation of beauty and good taste

Vindictive

Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge

Impute

Credit or attribute to

Hedonist

Motivated by desire for pleasure

Discredit

Not given credit deserved, held in low esteem

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