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Details Title: Vocabulary Words Description: Howry - Vocabulary Logs 11-16 Total Flash Cards: 31 Created: 02/26/2004 20:00:02	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term flapdoodle Definition nonsense Term dismal Definition depressing to the spirit or outlook, bleak Term banal Definition boringly ordinary, lacking orginality Term augment Definition to grow/increase something in number, size, strength, or intensity Term laudable Definition admirable and worthy of praise Term contempt Definition powerful feeling of dislike toward someone/something considered to be worthless, inferior, or undeserving of respect Term skiff Definition flat-bottomed boat, raft Term incessant Definition continuing for a long time without stopping Term raspy Definition a rough, grating sound Term blackguard Definition to insult or verbally abuse Term guile Definition a cunning, deceitful quality or behavior; cleverness in tricking/decieving people Term redundant Definition no longer needed or necessary Term gravity Definition seriousness Term aesthic Definition sensitive to or appreciative of beauty Term mesmerism Definition hypnotism; dazzlement Term provocative Definition deliberating aimed at exciting or annoying people, thought-povoking Term squander Definition to spend/use something precious in a wasteful or extravagant way Term infamous Definition having an extremely bad reputation Term draft Definition promise of payment; check or money-order Term superficial Definition shallow in character or attitude; concerned only with the surface or appearance of things Term crockery Definition pottery, ceramics Term notion Definition an idea, opinion, or concept Term seedy Definition shabby, dirty, disreputable Term lucid Definition clear and easily understood Term euphony Definition a pleasant sound Term prodigal Definition spendthrift or extravagant to a degree bordering on recklessness Term complacent Definition self-satisfied, eager to please Term extol Definition to praise with great ethusiasm Term deter Definition to discourage someone from doing something Term thrash Definition to beat with a whip or stick Term depravity Definition to make morally bad or corrupt