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Library Vocab 2

TermDefinition
Scrutinize to look very carefully; to examine
Torque a twisting force
Arduous hard, difficult, tiresome
Astute marked by a practical hardheaded intelligence
Consensus general agreement
Hovel a small, miserable dwelling; an open, low shed
migratory living, wandering, nomadic; moving from place to place, especially to find food
Misnomer a wrong or inappropriate name
Accolade an award, an honor; approval, praise
Docile easily taught or controlled; obedient, easy to handle
Dulcet melodious, soft, soothing; pleasing to the ear
Gird to prepare oneself as if for battle, to bind with something round or circular
Gossamer something delicate, light and flimsy; delicate floating cobwebs; a sheer gauzy fabric
Irascible easily angered, irritable
Muster gather or bring together; the act of inspection or critical exmination
Languish to become weak or feeble; to sag with loss of stength
Reminisce recalling the past
Resurgent rising again to new life and vigor
Obtuse insensitive; block-headed, slow in comprehension
Noisome stinking; offensive; disgusting
Laconic brief and to the point; using few words
Incongruous not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings; not fitting in
Histrionic overly dramatic
Harrowing extremely distressing; disturbing or frightening
Giddy lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; light-headed and dizzy
Fraught teeming with; laden; full; involving; accompanied by
Fjord a long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills
Fetish an extremely strong devotion to something, n object of obsessive devotion
Fathom to come to understand; a linear unit of measurement for water depth
Expunge to remove; to delete; to erase
Queue to form or to wait in line
Bludgeon a heavy; thick club used as a weapon; o strike or club
Blather to talk nonsensically; foolish gibberish
Citadel a fortress; a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
Roster a list of names, especially of people available for duty
Artisan a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
Gossamer something delicate, light and flimsy; delicate floating cobwebs; a sheer gauzy fabric
Chasm a deep opening in the earth's surface; a gorge; differences of opinion, interests, loyalties
Ballistic the study of the dynamic or flight characteristics of projectiles
Coterie a circle of close associates or friends
Curvilinear characterized or following a curved line
Draconian unusually severe and cruel
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