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Vocab 11-5-12
english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stubborn | tenacious |
| expressing disgust | grimace |
| coin collector | numismatist |
| stamp collector | philatelist |
| end or finish | terminate |
| agitate | fluster |
| cautious | wary |
| man eating giant | ogre |
| outdoors | al fresco |
| noisy, difficult | obstreperous |
| inexperienced, easily trusting | naive |
| immoral, corrupt | sleazy |
| killing of ones father | patricide |
| hot, humid, attractive | sultry |
| exact copy | facsimile |
| excite, tingle | titillate |
| minion, man servant | lackey |
| immoral girl | hussy |
| dishonorable man | cad |
| to hold ones full attention | mesmerize |
| suddenly changing, unstable | volatile |
| shabby, dirty looking | seedy |
| offhand, unprepared | ad lib |
| insatuable, to devour lg amounts of food | voracious |
| wealthy | affluent |
| decieve | dupe |
| corpse | cadaver |
| enemy, opponent | nemesis |
| prediction or theory | prognosis |
| extremely angry | irate |
| talk rapidly or foolishly | babble |
| something out of its time | anachronism |
| gap in sequence | hiatus |
| meeting of 2 or more people at an agreed time and place | rendezvous |
| arrogant or confident behavior and walk | swagger |
| arousing sexual desire, make angry | provacative |
| after death | postumous |
| moving unsteadily | turbulent |
| persuade by force | coerce |
| causing horror | grisly |
| continued w/out pause, non-stop | incessant |
| sarcastic | caustic |
| unconscious sexual desire for a parent | oedipus complex |
| spread throughout | permeate |
| final, unchangeable | irrevocable |
| not guilty | acquit |
| picky | finicky |
| refresh | rejuvenate |
| forcibly clear | emphatic |
| famous, well known | notorious |
| truthful | candid |
| morose, gloomy | glum |
| difficult to find | elusive |
| unimprovable | incorrigible |
| of a menu | a la carte |
| absurd pretence intented to create a respectable appearance | charade |
| suggestively sexual | risque |
| extremely poor | penurious |
| slow or complicated, awkward | cumbersome |
| takes adavantage of an immediate situation | opportunist |
| out of the norm | awry |
| gentle, kind | benign |
| love letter | billet-doux |
| strong, hostility | animosity |
| short high pitched sounds | |
| person whom stares inquisitively | rubbernecker |
| fury, rage, wild behavior | frenzy |
| gruesome, horrible, grisly | macabre |
| violent young troublemaker, hoodlum | hooligan |
| cloth layed over the back of a chair from grease or dirt | antimacassar |
| faultless | impeccable |
| a deadlock | impasse |
| disaster | calamity |
| irritating self important, turgid | pompous |
| messenger or forerunner | harbinger |
| charming, confident, elegant | suave |
| juicy | succulent |
| high pitched | shrill |
| temporary prohibition of an activity | moratorium |
| old fashion | fuddy duddy |
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