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April

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
pizzazz
vitality
tacit
implied, but not actually expressed
decibel
a unit to measure the relative loundness of sounds
serene
peaceful
convoy
a group of vehicles
mason
person who works with stone or brick
acrid
sharp and harsh
lee
protective shelter
siege
a long attack on a city
behoove
benefit
picturesque
scenic
clique
a group of friends
melodramatic
overly emotional
vague
not clear
misogyny
hatred of women
nape
back of the neck
relish
strong appreciation or liking
exculpate
to clear from alleged fault or guilt
fulsome
offensive to good taste; excessively or insincerely lavish
rile
to get angry
muse
to be absorbed in one's thoughts
prevalent
dominant
cloister
a monastic establishment
camaraderie
good will and warm feelings amoung friends
magistrate
judge
raid
steal
knoll
a small rounded hill
decisive
make choices quickly and easily
meager
very little
far-fetched
hard to believe
lob
throw
lecturn
stand or tall desk
abreast
side by side
pang
a sudden, brief pain or emotion
gauntlet
a knight's glove
pungent
smelly
gape
open mouth wide
terrestrial
having to do with the earth
vex
annoy or worry
tenuous
having little substance or strength
nix
to prevent something from happening by saying "no" to it
onus
burden
infer
fund out by reasoning
congenial
agreeable
carrion
deadm, rotting flesh
geyser
a natural spring that sometimes sends hot water or steam into the air
fraught
full of
yonder
over there
opulence
wealth
hostel
inn
forceps
a pair of tongs
compliant
obedient
adept
highly skilled
potency
power
squalid
wretched
brackish
salty
jolt
jerk back
plague
very seriouse disease that spreads quickly to many people and often causes death
ravenous
extremely hungry
hieroglyphic
a pictorial symbol representing words
overt
open to view
jaunty
carefree
acquit
To clear of a charge
embolus
air bubble or clot that has been carried through the blood
ravish
to seize, carry away by force
bullock
ox
terminal
end
hardy
strong
lure
attract
verdigris
blue/green deposit that forms on cooper, brass or bronze surfaces
perpetually
forever
vulgar
lacking good taste
gendarme
a policeman in France
prosper
be successful
meander
follow a winding course
virtuoso
person with great skill in some art, especially music
rapt
carried away with emotion
fragment
small piece
empathize
to feel with
penurious
extremely thrifty
alacrity
eagerness
trek
to make a slow or arduous journey
valuate
to set a price or worth
cordial
friendly
jeer
ridicule
unlettered
no education, illiterate
maritime
relating to the sea
sot
drunkard
bestow
give
rift
split or crack
poult
a young fowl
raucous
harsh
maladroit
clumsy
frenzied
frantic
bigamy
married to two person at the same time
espionage
the practice of spying
torrid
intensely hot and dry.
vie
strive for superiority
raiment
clothing
premium
reward, prize
irate
angry
nadir
the lowest point
skit
a short, funny play
shul
synagogue, temple
chum
chopped up fish or other organic matter used as bait
staid
sedate
verve
enthusiasm
codger
a funny old man
profuse
pouring forth liberally
laden
carrying a lot of things
abate
make less
deduce
to draw a conclusion from given facts
abject
despicable, utterly hopeless, miserable
malevolent
evil
albeit
although
ominous
suggesting something bad is going to happen in the future
systole
contraction of the heart
urbane
sophisticated, refined, elegant
cower
to crouch and tremble with fear
inert
unable to move or act
illicit
not permitted, unlawful
curt
abrupt
refurbish
renovate
propagate
breed
cryptic
vague or mysterious
uncanny
wierd
compote
fruits cooked in syrup
tourniquet
tight bandage that is used to stop bleeding
sympathize
to feel for
astral
relating to stars
zany
silly
turmoil
excited, noisy condition
dally
flirt
depleted
reduced
tirade
long angry speech
spackle
paste that dries hard
taciturn
shy
forlorn
sad, lonely
groggy
sleepy or dizzy
spigot
faucet
aft
near the rear of a boat
filch
steal
infuriate
to make somebody extremely angry
hilt
handle
prevaricate
to lie
bliss
happiness
accentuate
emphasize
shtick
prank
philosophical
wise
kiln
very hot oven
divulge
to make known (something private or secret)
landfill
dump
parody
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comedy
jut
project
uncouth
ill-mannered
kaput
finished
eccentric
peculiar, odd
melodious
pleasant to hear
pugnacious
inclined to fight
consequence
result
tandem
together; one following or behind the other

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