English Vocab 4
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worthingtonkay on October 6, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 impromptu | made, done, or formed on the spur of the moment; improvised;; composed or uttered without previous preparation |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated;; prepared beforehand but delivered without notes or text;; provided, made, or put to use as an expedient; makeshift |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree;; abundant, common;; copiously supplied, abounding |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries |
| paucity | smallness of number, fewness;; smallness of quantity, dearth |
| dulcet | pleasing to the ear, melodious, harmonious;; generally pleasing, soothing, or agreeable;; sweet to the taste |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable;; lacking possessions and resources; especially when suffering extreme poverty |
| snivel | to run at the nose; sniffling;; to cry or whine with snuffling;; to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner |
| invective | an abusive expression or speech;; insulting or abusive language |
| chimera | a fire-breathing she-monster represented as having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail;; any imaginary monster made up of grotesquely incongruous parts;; an illusion or mental fabrication; a grotesque product of the imagination |
| proffer | to present for acceptance; tender, offer |
| braggadocio | a braggart, empty boasting, a swaggering, cocky manner |
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