Gyijhj Flashcards
supercilious
feeling or showing haughty disdain
Extemporizing
to perform without preparation
rotogravure
printed material, newspaper
peremptory
dictatorial, offensively self-assured
oculist
physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes
contiguous
adjacent; sharing an edge
hauteur
haughtiness in bearing and attitude
omnibus
a long motor vehicle for passengers
erroneous
mistaken
innuendo
an indirect, derogatory implication in expression
convivial
merry; festive
obstetrical
medical practice that deals with pregnant women
rivulets
a small brook or stream
caterwauling
a shrill, discordant sound
affectations
a show, pretense or display
subterfuges
a deceptive, derogatory implication in expression
labyrinth
a intricate structure of interconnecting passages
raja
prince, or chief in India of East Indies
somnambulatory
to walk in a sleep-like condition
denizen
an inhabitant
receptacles
containers that hold items
corrugated
shaped into folds or parallel
nebulous
cloudy, misty, or hazy
meretricious
attarcting attention in a vulgar manner
euphemisms
a vague statement substituted for one considered blunt or offensive
caravansary
a large inn
contingency
possibility
inexplicable
difficult or impossible to explain or account for
libertine
one who acts without moral constraint
expostulation
to dissuade or correct
traversed to travel or pass across or over
scrutiny
close observation
redolent
Suggestive
corroborate
to strengthen or support with other evidence
pneumatic
relating to air or other gases
amorphous
lacking definite form
addenda
something added, especially a supplement to a book
Unpunctual
Late
provincial
limited in perspective
incoherent
unable to think in a clear orderly manner
pandered
to act as a go between in sexual intrigues
commensurate
corresponding in size or degree
Epigraph
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