Vocabulary #2

approbation (noun): favorable opinion; approval

austere (adj): stern in manner or appearance; harsh

avaricious (adj) greedy; desiring money or property

conjugal (adj): of or having to do with marriage

decorum (noun): proper behavior; good taste in conduct, 
     speech, or dress

eccentric (adj): out of the ordinary; peculiar; odd

patriarch (noun): father or ruler of a family or tribe

presages (noun): signs felt as warnings; omens

sardonic (adj):bitterly contemptuous; coldly scornful; mocking

taciturn (adj): saying very little; habitually untalkative