Vocab List #7
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mattbbll21 on November 9, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Perfunctory | (adj.) - done routinely and with little interest or care |
| Brusque | (adj.) - abrupt or blunt in manner or speech |
| Cache | (n.) - a hiding place |
| Callow | (adj.) - immature |
| Ethos | (n.) - shared fundamental traits or values |
| Lachrymose | (adj.) - weeping or inclined to weep |
| Malinger | (v.) - to feigh illness to avoid duty or work |
| Limpid | (adj.) - calm and untroubled |
| Probity | (n.) - uprightness, integrity |
| Eschew | (v.) - to abstain from or avoid on principal |
| Boorish | (adj.) - rude and clumsy |
| Benign | (adj.) - kind and gentle disposition |
| Donnybrook | (n.) - an uproar, a brawl |
| Belie | (v.) - to picture falsely; to misinterpret |
| Imminent | (adj.) - about to happen |
| Eminent | (adj.) - towering, standing over |
| Impunity | (n.) - freedom from punishment or harm |
| Prosaic | (adj.) - straightforward |
| Prerogative | (n.) - an exclusive right or privilege |
| Vacillate | (v.) - to sway or oscillate |
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