Week 11 Vocabulary Words and Idioms
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KabiraGhaffar on October 19, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 coerce | to force |
| comprehensive | thorough |
| conjecture | guess |
| corroborate | confirm |
| domicile | home |
| elapse | to pass by |
| fruitless | useless |
| garbled | confused, mixed up |
| inundate | to flood, to swamp |
| lax | careless |
| lurid | sensational |
| meticulous | careful |
| obviate | do away with |
| phlegmatic | calm, sluggish |
| poignant | reckless |
| quip | to joke |
| rash | reckless |
| sanguine | hopeful |
| sporadic | occasional |
| zealous | enthusiastic |
| to feather one's nest | grow rich by taking advantage of circumstances |
| fair-weather friends | unreliable, they fail one in time of distress |
| to sow wild oats | to lead a wild, carefree life |
| windfall | unexpected financial gain |
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