vocab part TWO
Terms
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- Cockney
- a native or inhabitant of the East End district of London, England
- Parenthetically
- as a side thought characterized by the use of parenthesis
- Nostalgically
- longing for something past
- Flank
- the side of an animal or a person between the rib and hip
- Syntax
- the study of the rules whereby words to other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
- Instinctively
- acting by nature, without thinking.
- Leaflets
- printed, usually folded handbills or fliers intended for free distribution
- Harangue
- scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe
- Prosaic
- commonplace or dull
- Primitive
- the first or earliest of the kind
- Inquisitive
- curious; tending to question or investigate
- Suppress
- To put an end to the activities of a person, group or entity.
- Processions
- Forward-moving groups of objects or people
- Wainscoting
- wood, esp. oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls
- Stratagem
- plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy
- Virtuosity
- Finely developed character, ability, or skill
- Generalities
- an indefinite, unspecific, or a non-detailed statement
- Lymph
- a clear yellowish, slightly alkaline, containing white blood cells in a liquid resembling blood plasma
- Coincide
- to occupy the same place in space, the same point or period in time, or the same relative position
- Superfluous
- unnecessary; needless
- Etiolated
- caused to become weakened or sickly; drain of color or vigor
- Simian
- of or pertiaining to an ape or monkey
- Pretentious
- characterized by assumption of dignity or importance
- Hysteria
- an uncontrollable outburst of emotion
- Allusion
- a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
- Emanate
- to come out from a source
- Gelatinous
- having the nature of or resembling jelly, especially in consistency; jellylike
- Elapse
- to slip or pass by (time)
- Scrounging
- borrowing something with no intentions of giving it back
- Demur
- to decline, to hesitate
- Pilfering
- stealing a small amount or item
- Absurd
- Utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or sense.
- Vainly
- stubbornly, without hope of success.
- Remonstrance
- the expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, especially a formal statement of grievances
- Swine
- a pig; a coarse, gross, or brutishly sensual person
- Countersign
- a sign used in reply to another; (verb) to add one's signature to a document after another has already signed it in order to confirm its genuineness
- Catechism
- an elementary book containing a summary of the principles of a religion or discipline
- Floodlit
- to illuminate with a large outdoor lamp
- Supple
- bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed
- Systematically
- having, showing, or involving a method or plan
- Inconceivable
- unimaginable; unthinkable
- Indefatigable
- incapable of being tired out, not yielding to fatigue, untiring
- Wainscoting
- a decorative building material
- Driveling
- childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense, twaddle
- Summons
- [to issue] a request, demand, or call to do something.
- Delirium
- a state of violent excitement or emotion
- Fecundity
- the quality or power of producing abundantly; fruitfulness or fertility
- Venereal
- arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection
- Decanter
- a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like
- Interminable
- having no limits; unending
- Utmost
- of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
- Hierarchical
- classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
- Puritanism
- extreme strictness in moralityRendezvous- (noun) a place designated for a meeting
- Feeble
- physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail
- Commodity
- something of use for sale
- Rasping
- harsh; grating
- Farthing
- a former British unit of money equal to 1/4 of a penny
- Saccharine
- a synthetic sugar substitute; falsely sweet.
- Intervention
- interposition or interference of one entity in the affairs of another
- Daunted
- abated the courage of; discouraged
- Tepid
- : characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm
- Incredulity
- Inability or unwillingness to believe
- Demeanor
- facial appearance
- Interminable
- incapable of being terminated; unending
- Enunciating
- announcing or proclaiming; speaking very clearly
- Intermittent
- stopping or ceasing for a time and then restarting