Vocabulary List #3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 germane | fitting and appropriate; pertinent, relevant |
| gibe | to make fun of or tease with rude remarks; to scoff, deride |
| gratuitous | offered freely; not necessary under the circumstances, and therefore unwanted; unasked for; unwarranted |
| gregarious | fond of groups; social and sociable, convivial |
| guile | trickery or cunning; duplicity |
| hackneyed | without originality; trite, banal, overused |
| harbinger | forerunner; something that foreshadows the future; precursor |
| hedonist | someone who lives for pleasure or happiness |
| histrionic | of acting or drama; sometimes, overly dramatic; theatrical |
| heinous | shockingly brutal or cruel |
| expedient | suitable, practical; advisable, opportunistic |
| extenuate | to reduce the severity or importance of; to mitigate (a crime, an illness) |
| fallacious | false or deceptive; tending to delude or mislead |
| fastidious | demanding the utmost, persnickety; showing meticulous workmanship or care |
| fetid | stinking, malodorous |
| flagrant | conspicuous in a highly negative way; glaring, gross |
| formidable | arousing fear or worry; fostering respect or awe* |
| fortuitous | happening by chance*; accidental |
| furtive | of sly or secretive behavior*; surreptitious, even stolen (as furtive goods) |
| garrulous | extremely talkative; loquacious, gabby, verbose |
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