Details Title: 11/18 Vocab test Description: Book 5 Lesson 1, B3 L3, B3 L5, Voc List 7 (Gatsby) Total Flash Cards: 60 Created: 11/17/2005 17:55:35		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional English Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Frangible Definition fragile Term Camaraderie Definition rapport and goodwill Term Litany Definition any long, repetitive or dull recital Term Moratorium Definition a suspension of activity, an authorized delay Term Zealous Definition fervent, fanatical Term Desiccate Definition to dry out, dehydrate Term Wrenching Definition causing mental or physical pain Term Replete Definition full, abundant Term Interminable Definition tiresome and long Term Arable Definition fertile Term Lugubrious Definition mournful, gloomy Term Truncate Definition to shorten Term Ubiquitous Definition occurring everywhere; omnipresent Term Vernacular Definition everyday language Term Equanimity Definition composure, calmness Term Pedestrian Definition ordinary or dull Term Bona fide Definition in good faith, legitimate Term Adventitious Definition accidental Term Fecund Definition fertile Term Deviate Definition to turn aside from a course Term Deviate Definition to turn aside from a course Term Obfuscate Definition to confuse Term Impale Definition to pierce with a sharp stake through the body Term Extenuate Definition to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses Term Parochial Definition local, narrow, limited Term Glower Definition to stare angrily Term Edify Definition improve someone morally Term Ambiguous Definition open to more than one interpretation Term Cataclysm Definition a violent change Term Optimum Definition best, most favorable, ideal Term Importune Definition to beg; to ask persistently Term fop Definition metrosexual Term impreciation Definition a curse Term non sequitur Definition something that doesn't logically follow Term sanguine Definition cheerful; optimistic Term bowlderize Definition censor (or bastardize, as Mrs. Holmes would prefer) Term impair Definition to weaken; to cause to become worse Term panegyric Definition an expression of praise Term quandary Definition a puzzling situation; a dilemma Term ebullient Definition enthusiastic Term deference Definition respect, consideration Term carnal Definition relating to physical appetite, especially sexual Term nebulous Definition hazy, vague, uncertain Term rakish Definition carefree; dashing; jaunty Term elegy Definition a sad or mournful poem Term pedantic Definition tending to show off one's leaning Term turgid Definition inflated in language Term meretricious Definition charactersitic of a prostitute Term portentous Definition ominous; threatening danger Term precipitately Definition hastily Term prig Definition an overly proper or punctilious person (not that I know what punctilious that means) Term truculent Definition cruel; savage; destructive Term forlorn Definition forsaken; pitiable Term fortuitously Definition by chance Term garrulous Definition talkative Term grail Definition the cup Christ used at the last supper; the goal of a quest (Medieval denotation) Term indiscernible Definition impreceptible; not plain to the senses Term pervading Definition spreading throughout Term inebriated Definition Stephan Scinto Term Stephan's package Definition inconceivably large