Invisible Man Vocab
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- Flounce
- v. to throw the body about spasmodically; flounder (434)
- Limpid (234)
- adj. free from obscurity; lucid; clear.
- Salvationist (410)
- n. a person who preaches salvation, deliverance from sin, etc.
- Discordantly (411)
- adv. in a manner that is disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh
- Adjunct (129)
- n. a person associated with lesser rank, authority etc.
- Chiffonier (271)
- n. a high chest of drawers, often with a mirror on top.
- Perfidity (373)
- n. deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery
- Fastidious (25)
- adj. excessively particular, critical or demanding; hard to please.
- Exhort (112)
- v. to urge, advise or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.
- Intrinsic (273)
- adj. belonging to a thing by its very nature.
- Perverse
- adj. turned away from what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt. (431)
- Agrarian (290)
- n. a person who favors the equal division of landed property and the promotion of agricultural interests.
- Vestibule (286)
- n. a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building.
- Fyce (288)
- n. a small mongrel dog, esp. one that is spirited or pugnacious.
- Halitosis (131)
- n. a condition of having offensive-smelling breath; bad breath
- Poignancy
- n. a keen or strong appeal; a keenly distressing feeling. (417)
- Organdy (234)
- n. a fine, thin cotton fabric usu. Having a crisp finish, used for dresses, curtains, etc.
- Recant (265)
- v. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.) esp. formally; retract.
- Languid (25)
- adj. Lacking in spirit or interest; listless
- Antithesis (350)
- n. the direct opposite
- Vehemently (326)
- adv. in a manner marked by great energy or vigor.
- Moil (107)
- v. to whirl or eddy
- Slough (164)
- v. to shed as or like the discarded skin of a snake.
- Extorter (365)
- n. one who obtains things by force, threat, intimidation or abuse of authority.
- Decorously (234)
- adv. in such a manner as to show respect for social customs and manners
- Nijinsky (349)
- prop. n. 1890-1950, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer
- Hoary (131)
- adj. tedious from familiarity; gray or white with age.
- Torpid (234)
- adj. slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic
- Sorghum (234)
- n. the syrup made from sorgo.
- Enigmatic
- adj. resembling a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation; perplexing; mysterious. (411)
- Caul (176)
- n. a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Chauvinism (312)
- n. biased devotion to any group, attitude or cause.
- Gimcrack (144)
- adj. showy but useless
- Opalescent (323)
- adj. exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal
- Antiphonal
- adj. pertaining to verses, prayers, or songs to be chanted or sung in response; responsive.
- Brogue
- n. any strong regional accent. (459)
- Palaver (248)
- n. profuse and idle talk; chatter
- Strumpet (373)
- n. a prostitute
- Catharsis (92)
- n. the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions; a discharge of repressed or pent-up emotions resulting in the alleviation of symptoms or elimination of the condition.
- Nexus (110)
- n. the core or center
- Cauterize (394)
- v. to burn for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
- Livid (98)
- adj. having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc.
- Guile
- n. insidious cunning in achieving a goal. (441)