Set: Vocabulary for the College Bound Chapter 8
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All 19 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
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fop | an excessively fashion-conscious man; dandy; macaroni |
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fortuitous | lucky; by chance ant: premedidated; intentional |
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gambol | to frolic; to romp about playfully |
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garish | tastelessly gaudy; flashy; ostentatious (flashy, but not gaudy) |
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garner | to gather; to acquire |
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garrulous | talkative |
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germane | relevant; fitting |
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L. loqui | relating to speech (L. answer) |
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L. german | relative/family member (L. answer) |
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loquacious | chattery; garrulous |
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elocution | manner of speaking |
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gibe | to scoff; to ridicule; jeer; taunt; sneer |
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gloat | to look at or think about with great satisfaction; crow over; revel in \n ant:irrelevent |
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glower | to stare angrily |
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grandiose | impressive, showy, magnificent |
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gratuitous | unnecessary or uncalled for |
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grotesque | absurd; distorted |
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gumption | courage and initative; common sense; enterprise |
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hackneyed | commonplace; overused; trite; banal; cliched |
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Set Information
| Terms | 19 |
| Creator | mg41 |
| Created | March 27, 2007 |
| Groups | None |
| Tag | vocabulary |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Most Missed Words
- loquacious → chattery; garrulous - 7 misses
- elocution → manner of speaking - 6 misses
- L. german → relative/family member (L. answer) - 4 misses
- L. loqui → relating to speech (L. answer) - 3 misses
- gibe → to scoff; to ridicule; jeer; taunt; sneer - 3 misses
- gratuitous → unnecessary or uncalled for - 3 misses
- garner → to gather; to acquire - 2 misses