OFOTCN Vocab 1-32 Flashcards
Swivel
Verb
To turn or pivot
Croon
Verb
To sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice
Hover
Verb
To hang suspended in the air; to wait near at hand or remain in an uncertain state
Chronic
Adjective
Constant or having a long duration
Ornery
Adjective
Unpleasant in disposition or temper, stubborn
Loony
Adjective
Insane; extremely or senselessly foolish
Pinochle
Noun
A card game
Hassle
Noun
A disorderly dispute
Callus
Noun
Hardened, thickened skin
( if someone’s callused they’re hard/ unpleasant)
Heft
Noun
Heaviness; significance or important
Efficiency
Noun
Competency in performance
Replica
Noun
An exact copy or reproduction
Knobby
Adj
Shaped like a knob; full of or covered with knobs
( knobby knees)
Gripe
Verb
To complain constantly or naggingly
Embalm
Verb
To preserve a dead body or keep in memory
(Preserve a body or memory)
Straggle
Verb
To wander in a scattered fashion
Overzealous
Adjective
Too eager or anxious
Grievance
Noun
A wrong considered as grounds for a complaint; a complaint or resentment
Prototype
Noun
The original or model on which something is based or formed
Braggart
Noun
A person who does a lot of bragging; a cocky person
Sadistic
Adjective
Taking pleasure in cruelty or enjoying the suffering of others
Ineffectual
Adjective
Powerless
Matriarchy
Noun
A family, state, society, or community governed by women
Notorious
Adjective
Widely and unfavorably* known
Deduce
Verb
To figure out from something known or assumed
Withered
Adjective
Shriveled, faded, decayed
Maudlin
Adjective
Tearfully or weakly emotional, foolishly sentimental
Folio
Noun
A sheet of paper folded once to make two sides
( a folder)
Dingbat
Noun
Slang for an empty-headed or ill-witted human being
Ample
Adjective
Fully sufficient; more than adequate for the purpose or need
( ample amount)
Scour
Verb
To cleanse or polish by hard rubbing
Glare
Verb
To stare with a fiercely or angrily piercing look
