Word List 12 A-I Flashcards
1
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acumen
A
cleverness, intelligence
2
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artsy-craftsy
A
seemingly sophisticated but actually tasteless
3
Q
auditor
A
one who examines financial and tax records
4
Q
bog
A
swamp, wet and mushy land
5
Q
bombast
A
pretentious speech or writing
6
Q
brood
A
- to grieve over
- to hatch an egg
- offspring for during one hatching
7
Q
cartographer
A
one who creates maps
8
Q
coffer
A
box in which money and valuables are kept
9
Q
corollary
A
a logical result or conclusion
10
Q
deferment
A
delay, postpone
11
Q
derelict
A
- abandoned, negligent
2. a wandering social misfit
12
Q
doctrinaire
A
stubbornly following an impractical theory
13
Q
exorbitant
A
excessive, wasteful
14
Q
firebrand
A
- a burning piece of wood
2. one who creates conflict
15
Q
foot
A
- to pay
2. to walk
16
Q
gourmand
A
a person who loves food too much
17
Q
grump
A
to complain, to criticize
18
Q
heckler
A
one who harasses a speaker
19
Q
herald
A
- someone who announces important news
2. to announce
20
Q
hub
A
center of a wheel
21
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humdrum
A
boring
22
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inscrutability
A
difficulty in understanding
