Vocab #19
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Epigraph | An inscription |
| Expatiate | To elaborate, speak, or write at great length. |
| Sinecure | A position that provides good income or salary but that requires little or no work; cushy job. |
| Predilection | A preference, partiality. |
| Imbroglio | A complicated or intricate solution. |
| Ineffable | Inexpressible. |
| Stolid | Not easily moved, aroused, or excited. |
| Offal | Waste, garbage. |
| Lissome | Limber, flexible, moving with grace and ease. |
| Mellifluous | Flowing smoothly and sweetly, like honey. |
| Surfeit | To supply, fill, or feed to excess, especially to the point of discomfort, sickness, or disgust. |
| Blandishment | Flattering or coaxing speech or action. |
| Prolix | Wordy and tiresome, long-winded and boring, verbose. |
| Apocryphal | Not genuine, counterfeit, illegitimate. |
| Cupidity | Greed, a strong desire for wealth or material things. |
| Because (when used after "Reason") | "the reason is because. . . " is nonstandard; "the reason is that"is standard |
| Pettifogger | A mean, tricky lawyer |
| Glabrous | Smooth and bald |
| Hortatory | Encouraging or urging to some course of action; giving earnest counsel or advice. |
| Fuliginous | Sooty, smoky. |
| Noctivagant | Wandering at night. |
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