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Vocabulary
Vocabulary LIst #5
Term | Definition |
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Hamper | A large basket with a lid used for laundry. |
Jargon | Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. |
Banal | So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. |
Fallacious | A mistaken belief |
Garbled | reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and distorted way. |
Kindle | Light or set on fire |
Laconic | (of a person, speech, or style of training) using very few words |
Taciturn | (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little |
Rampant | (especially of something unwelcome or unpleasant) flourishing or spreading unchecked. |
Vacillate | alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive. |
Belie | (of an appearance) fail to give or true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict. |
Hackneyed | (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite. |
Magnate | a wealthy and influential person, especially in business. |
Languish | (of a person or other living thing) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble. |
Ecletic | deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. |
Levity | humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect. |
Cantankerous | bad-tempered, argumentative and uncooperative. |
Jocular | fond of a characterized by joking; humorous or playful. |
Affable | friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to. |
Congenial | (of a person) pleasant because of personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own. |