Last Night at the Telegraph Club Vocabulary Flashcards
Debonair
Confident, stylish, and charming (typically used of a man).
Bureau
A chest of drawers.
Furtive
Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
Generalissimo
The highest-ranking of all generals in the military.
Lurid
Very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.
OR
(Of a description) presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms, especially giving explicit details of crimes or sexual matters.
Serenely
In a calm, peaceful, and untroubled manner.
Prurient
Having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters.
Admonition
An act or action of admonishing; authoritative counsel or warning.
Brooked
Tolerate or allow (something, typically dissent or opposition).
Dissent
To publicly disagree with an official opinion or decision.
Calisthenics
Gymnastic exercises to achieve bodily fitness and grace of movement.
Periphery
Outside the boundary of something.
OR
A marginal or secondary position in, or part or aspect of, a group, subject, or sphere of activity.
Vestibule
An antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building.
OR
A chamber or channel opening into another.
Maitre dā
The person in a restaurant who oversees the waitpersons and busboys, and who typically handles reservations.
Votive
Offered or consecrated in fulfillment of a vow.
OR
An object offered in fulfillment of a vow, such as a candle used as a vigil light.
