Vocabulary 1d
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MorganCates on April 10, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 palaver | (n) an informal discussion |
| harridan | (n) a haggard, disreputable shrewish old woman |
| anodyne | (n) anything that relieves or lessens pain; anything that soothes |
| vilification | (n) the usage of abusive or slanderous language; defamation; degradation |
| demeanor | (n) outward behavior; conduct; deportment; manner, bearing |
| insidious | (adj) characterized by treachery or slyness; crafty; wily, more dangerous than seems apparent |
| vehemence | (n) intense feeling; passion; great fervor; violence, impetuousness; great force |
| tenacity | (n) firmness of hold; cohesiveness; adhesiveness; persistence; perseverance |
| sapient | (adj) wise; sagacious; full of knowledge; discerning |
| stave | (n) one of the thin strips of wood used to form the wall of a wooden barrel; a rung of a ladder; a set of verses of a song; (v) to break or puncture |
| parry | (v) to ward off; deflect (as a blow); to evade; avoid answering |
| galvanize | (v) to apply an electric current to; to stimulate as if by electric shock; startle; excite |
| coruscate | (v) to glitter; to emit flashes of light, sparkle |
| surcease | (v) to pause, leave off, delay, to refrain from, desist |
| lugubriously | (adv) mournfully, dismally; dolefully (usually implying ridiculously excessive grief) |
| naiad | (n) in Greek and Roman mythology, any of the nymphs who lived in and gave life to springs, fountains, rivers and lakes; a female swimmer |
| genuflect | (v) to bend the knee as in reverence or worship |
| involute | (adj) intricate, involved; rolled up or curled in a spiral (ex. seashells) |
| obstreperous | (adj) noisy, boisterous or unruly -- esp. in resisting or opposing |
| vociferant | shouting, clamorous |
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