OFOCN: Part II Vocabulary Flashcards
Braggart
A person who boasts loudly and exaggeratedly
Sadistic
The deriving of sexual gratification from inflicting pain on others.
Ineffectual
Having no effect or an inadequate effect.
Matriarchy
A social system in which the mother is head of the family.
Notorious
Known widely and usually unfavorably.
Deduce
To reach a conclusion by reasoning.
Withered
Shriveled or faded from or as if from loss of moisture or sustenance.
Maudlin
Effusively or tearfully sentimental.
Folio
A large sheet of paper folded, making two leaves or four pages of a book
Dingbat
An empty-headed or silly person.
Ample
Of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity.
Scour
To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously.
Bile
A digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
Vulnerable
Susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation.
Suspicious
Arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable.
Fidget
To behave or move nervously or restlessly.
Latrine
A communal toilet of a type often used in a camp or barracks.
Scaffolding
A temporary arrangement erected around a building.
Assert
To state or express positively.
Gurney
A metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients.
