Word List 29 Flashcards
lithe
adj. flexible
ensemble
n. group of players
citadel
n. fortress
disconsolate
adj. sad
upbraid
v. severely scold
dolt
n. stupid person
pugilist
n. boxer
forswear
v. renounce
gourmand
n. epicure; critique for food
vortex
n. whirlwind
cumulative
adj. growing by addition
chaste
adj. pure, virginal
vitriolic
adj. corrosive
sporadic
adj. occurring irregularly
extrovert
n. person interested mostly in external objects
dexterous
adj. skillful
purse
v. pucker, contract into wrinkles
mottled
adj. to be diverting
skinflint
n. miser
glaze
v. furnish with glass
orgy
n. wild, drunken revelry
exhume
v. dig corpses out of the ground
animus
n. hostile
graduated
adj. to be ranked
grotesque
adj. to be strange
exhilarating
adj. to be cheering
genteel
adj. urbane
subterfuge
n. excuse
fallible
adj. easy to be tricked
tarry
v. to stay
cede
v. to stay
avuncular
adj. like an uncle
natty
adj. clean and tidy
wane
v. to decrease in size
declivity
n. downhill slope
diligence
n. steadiness of effort
knotty
adj. intricate
verdant
adj. green
collate
v. examine in order to verify authenticity
neophyte
n. beginner
beeline
n. direct, quick route
distill
v. extract
burgeon
v. grow forth
aplomb
b. poise
prate
v. speak foolishly
dinghy
n. small ship’s boat
tyro
n. beginner
altercation
n. noise quarrel
blare
n. loud, harsh roar or screech, dazzling blaze of light
travail
n. labor
epilogue
prologue
subliminal
adj. below conscious
gait
n. manner of walking