1. monotonous noise; 2. to speak with no emotion; 3. male bee

1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone

Vocabulary #2 Flashcards by Bea Tanese

colloquial

local and informal (used of language)

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dotard

foolish old man

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furrow

groove

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misnomer

wrong name

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percipient

perceptive; insightful

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quaff

drink down quickly

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staunch

loyal; faithful; dependable

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vilification

blackening someone’s name

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atrophy

waste away from lack of use

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collusion

plotting and planning

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drawl

speak slowly with words running together

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furtive

hidden and secret

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insurgent

a rebel

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perdition

damnation

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quagmire

marsh; bog

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vindicate

prove right; remove blame

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attenuate

weaken

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commandeer

take possession of

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drivel

nonsense

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peremptory

in a commanding manner

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stevedore

dockworker

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droll

dryly amusing

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galleon

ancient type of sailing ship

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intermittent

sporadic; irregular

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perfidy

treachery

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quandary

dilemma; puzzle

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virulent

dangerous; harmful

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auspicious

favorable; promising to turn out well

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drone

monotonous noise; 2. to speak with no emotion; 3. male bee

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gambol

frolic; leap; bound

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intransigence

stubbornness

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modicum

small amount

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perfunctory

superficial; cursory

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austere

severely plain

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garble

distort; confuse; muddle

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peripatetic

nomadic

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quarry

something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone

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stoke

add fuel to; strengthen

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concatenation

linking into chains

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garish

gaudy

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intrepid

brave

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stolid

impassive; dull; indifferent

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vivacity

liveliness; animation

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balk

hinder and prevent; hesitate over

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conciliate

to bring together; end a dispute

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garner

gather; collect

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dynamic

lively; vibrant; energetic

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inveterate

habitual

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moratorium

temporary prohibition or halt to activity

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perjury

telling lies under oath

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stratagem

plot; plan; trick

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vivify

enliven

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ebullient

very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy

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garrulous

talkative

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invidious

arousing envy

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moribound

on the point of death

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pernicious

destructive; harmful

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ramble

wander aimlesly

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strident

loud and harsh

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vociferous

noisy; loud in speech

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inviolable

cannot be invaded

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morose

gloomy; bad tempered

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persnickety

fastidious; fussy

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ramifications

branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes

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stringent

strict or severe

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bane

troublesome influence

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irascible

easily angered

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perpetuated

caused to continue

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rancor

resentment; animosity; bad feeling

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voluble

talkative

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bard

poet

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edifice

building; structure; construction

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germane

relevant

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munificent

generous; charitable

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perpetuity

eternity

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bastion

fortress; stronghold

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conflagration

big fire

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efface

wipe out; remove all trace of

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germinal

just growing; not developed; immature

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mutinous

very rebellious

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personable

attractive

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ratify

suapprove; consent

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subpoena

summons to court

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voracious

ravenous

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befuddle

confuse

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effigy

a model of a person

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perspicacious

insightful; sharp; wise

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raucous

rough and unpleasant (of sounds)

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substantiate

give supporting evidence

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waive

surrender; give up

begrudge

resent

congeal

to solidify

effusive

gushing; demonstrative

glacial

hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy

navigable

suitable for sailing

perspicacity

insight

raze

destroy; demolish; tear down

subterfuge

a trick

beguile

mislead; lure

congenital

present from birth

goad

prod; urge

irreproachable

cannot be criticized; perfect

rebuttal

denial

wary

hesitant; cautious

belabor

explain in unnecessary detail

connoisseur

person with refined taste and good judgment

egregious

outstandingly, obviously bad

irrevocable

cannot be cancelled; unchangeable

peruse

read carefully

recant

disclaim; retract statement

subversive

rebellious; revolutionary

beleaguer

besiege; attack

consecrate

dedicate

egress

exit

itinerant

nomadic; wandering from place to place

waylay

accost; stop; approach; hinder

belie

contradict

gratuitous

unwarranted

receptacle

container; vessel; holder

gravity

seriousness

neologism

newly coined word

supercilious

proud and haughty

whelp

young dog

bellicose

war-like; aggressive

consummate

complete; total; supremely good

gregarious

extroverted; sociable; outgoing

jaundiced

cynical; pessimistic

nettle

annoy

recuperate

get better after illness

superlative

extremely good; the best

whet

sharpen

jaunt

short pleasure trip

niggardly

miserly; stingy

red tape

formalities; paperwork; official procedure

bemoan

complain about

contrite

sorry

guffaw

sudden loud laughter

emancipate

set free

philistine

uncultured person

redolent

smelling of; giving off odors

surreptitious

secret; sneaky; stealthy

willful

stubborn

contrition

sorrow and repentance

embezzle

defraud; steal

guile

cunning; craftiness

jingoistic

extremely patriotic; nationalistic

phlegmatic

calm; imperturbable

redress

put right something that was wrong

wily

cunning

contumacious

stubborn

embroil

involve in hostility or argument

guileless

frank; straightforward; honest

jocular

in a joking manner

nondescript

having no special features; dull and ordinary

pillage

plunder

wispy

flimsy; frail; delicate

benignity

compassion; gentleness; fondness

contusion

a bruise

jollity

gaiety; happiness

nonentity

a person of no importance; not famous

referendum

public vote

bequeath

leave something in one’s will to be given after one’s death

conundrum

a puzzle

jubilant

ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing

refute

disprove

sybarite

lover of luxury

zany

wacky

berate

scold; criticize

gustatory

concerned with the sense of taste

judicious

correct in judgment; wise

pivotal

of central importance

regale

entertain

sycophant

bootlicker; flatterer

corpulent

fat

hackneyed

common and over-used

jurisprudence

science or study of law

placate

pacify; soothe; calm

relegate

dismiss to a lower position

taciturn

quiet; saying little

zealot

fanatic

corrugated

highly folded

hallowed

worshipped; consecrated

tactile

concerned with the sense of touch

zenith

summit

abash

humiliate

abominate

detest

amerce

to punish, especially with a monetary fine

anathema

a person or thing that is shunned because it is loathsome

animadversion

extremely critical comment

animus

hostility

aspersion

slanderous or defamatory charge

askance

refers to looking at something with suspicion or disapproval

artifice

deceit

apoplectic

symptoms of a stroke; 2. being in a state of extreme anger or rage

apoplexy

stroke

baleful

ominous

bane

scourge

bedlam

mayhem

belabor

assault

bête noire

extremely disliked or frightening person or thing

bilious

person or thing that is irritable or bad-tempered

bluster

harangue

brandish

to show something in a menacing way

brash

agressive

brazen

shameless; brash

brouhaha

ruckus

bugaboo

persistent problem

bull

push/drive violently/forcefully

bumptious

pushy

callous

heartless

calumny

defamation

canard

rumor

cantankerous

irritable

captious

extremely critical

carp

to complain loudly and excessively

castigate

criticize

cataclysm

catastrophe

caustic

scathing

cavil

to complain about trivial matters

censorious

stern

censure

criticize

chafe

irritate

chagrin

feeling humiliated or mortified as a result of an embarrassing situation