Flashcards: glass menagarie
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berniebrug1 on May 1, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Fecund (adj) | Intellectually or artistically productive; creative |
| Galvanize (v) | To excite or arouse action |
| Aphorism (n) | A short statement of truth or principle, an adage |
| Gasconade (n) | Bravado or exaggerated boasting |
| Hornswoggle (v) | To cheat, hoax or deceive someone |
| ensconce(v) | To place or hide securely; conceal; to establish or settle |
| Repine (v) | To express discontent, to complain |
| Burgeon (v) | To grow and expand rapidly; to flourish |
| Meme (n) | An idea, behavior, style or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture |
| Jeej (n) | An uncomfortably awkward person, especially one that mutters under his or her breath |
| Capitulate (v) | To surrender often after negotiation of terms, to give in |
| Cerebrate (v) | To think, reason, to use the mind |
| Bloviate (v) | To speak or write verbosely and windily |
| Pithy (adj) | Containing much meaning or substance in a terse, concentrated form, brief and to the point; full of significance |
| Beleaguer (v) | To besiege; to surround with an army |
| Nihilism (n) | A viewpoint that denies any meaning or value to life |