Flashcards: Poetry Vocab
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berniebrug1 on March 13, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Colloquial | (adj) language used to create the effect of conversation |
| Ubiquitous | (adj) being everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered |
| Puerile | (adj) Juvenile, childish, silly |
| Futile | (adj) Serving no useful purpose, ineffective |
| Enigmatic | (adj) mysterious |
| Kerfuffle | (n) Disturbance; fuss |
| Edacious | (adj) Eager for success |
| Incongruous | (adj) inharmonious |
| Jargon | (n) language especially vocabulary, particular to a profession |
| Progeny | (n) Descendants, children |
| Tawdry | (adj) Morally low or bad; cheap in appearance or quality |
| Austere | (adj) Stern in appearance or manner; self- disciplined |
| Deem | (v) to think or consider |
| Serendipity | (n) Luck that takes the form of surprise |
| Unctuous | (adj) Oily, fatty |
| Rend | (v) To split or tear apart or into pieces by violence |
| Trite | (adj) worn out, not fresh or original |
| Equivocal | (adj) having a double meaning |
| Ersatz | (adj) Being a substitute or imitation |
| Puckish | (adj) Whimsical; impish |