eng vocab Flashcards
Pandered
to act as a go-between in sexual intrigues
Denizen
a inhabitant
Omnibus
a long motor vehicle for passengers
Traversed
to travel or pass across
Corrugated
to shape into folds or parallel ridges and grooves
expostulation
to dissuade or correct
Scrutiny
close observation
Subterfuges
a deceptive stratagem or device
Addenda
something added; especially a supplement to a book
Contiguous
connecting without a break
Pneumatic
relating to air or other gasses
Meretricious
attracting attention in a vulgar manner
Nebulous
cloudy, misty, hazy
Caravansary
a large inn
Rivulets
a small brook or stream
Corroborate
to strengthen or support with other evidence
Caterwauling
shrill, discordant sound
Contingency
something incidental to something else
Inexplicable
difficult to explain
Receptacles
a container that holds items or matter