Wordmasters 10-09 223
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bauble | n. cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing |
| deign | v. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity |
| limpid | adj. clear, calm, tranquil |
| interstice | n. a small, narrow space between things or parts of things |
| meld | v. or n. mix, join, overlap |
| lucid | adj. easy to understand, clear; rational, sane |
| caesura | n. a break or pause in a line of verse; also, any break or pause. |
| prognosticate | v. to predict, especially on the basis of present indications or signs, foretoken |
| nebulous | adj. vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
| bastion | n. Stronghold; fortress; fortified place |
| ruminate | (v.) to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud |
| incongruous | adj. incompatible; unsuitable for the situation |
| deficit | n. an inadequancy; an unfavorable condition or position |
| collude | v. To act together to achieve a deceitful purpose; to conspire |
| onerous | adj. troublesome and oppressive; burdensome |
| persiflage | (n) light, frivolous, flippant style in speaking or writing; banter, raillery |
| condescend | v. to come down or stoop to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner |
| glib | adj. marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial |
| cant | (n) Insincerely pious language. the use of trite, conventional, and unexamined statements and ideas (also, slanted edges) |
| abet | (v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy) |
| facile | (adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt |
| cloister | n. a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) or v. to seclude or confine |
| refute | v to prove to be false; to disprove |
| incandescent | adj. strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. ~ light bulb; CF. candle; Characterized by ardent emotion, intensity, or brilliance: an ~ performance. |
| shortcoming | n. disadvantage, difficulty, defect, drawback |
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