Set No 3
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37 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 flatulent | related to gas in the alimentary canal |
| ceremonious | marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy |
| aloft | at or to great height |
| Pertinent | having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand |
| opulence | wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living |
| trivia | something of small importance |
| primogeniture | seniority by birth |
| scaffold | a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers |
| lament | a cry of sorrow and grief |
| holster | a sheath (usually leather) for a handgun or other tools |
| decollete | (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline |
| supine | offering no resistance, lying face upward |
| fiendish | extremely evil or cruel |
| demoniac | someone who acts as if possessed by a demon |
| callow | lacking experience of life, youth |
| missive | a written message addressed to a person or organization |
| wit | mental ability, clever expression |
| skittish | unpredictably excitable (especially of horses),lively |
| cherubic | having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub |
| sobriquet | a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) |
| austerity | the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) |
| nether | located below or beneath something else |
| ambulatory | able to walk |
| languish | lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief |
| heed | paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people) |
| disinter | dig up for reburial or for medical investigation, dig earth |
| criterion | n. A standard by which to determine the correctness of a judgment or conclusion. |
| manifest | a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane, , reveal its presence or make an appearance |
| rusticate | send to the country, banned from college like suspension |
| banish | expel, as if by official decree, group |
| victuals | any substance that can be used as food |
| sybarite | a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses |
| parley | discuss, as between enemies, conference |
| qualms | misgiving, uneasy fears, especially about matters of conscience |
| peripatetic | Walking about., a person who walk from place t place |
| feign | make believe with the intent to deceive, pretend |
| craven | an abject coward, cawardly |
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