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MAT VocRev 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| officious | meddling; interfering |
| garrote | to strangle and rob |
| poltroon | a coward |
| griffin | a mythical anymal having the head and wings of an eagle and the body and legs of a lion |
| dilettante | one who is involved in a variety of things, none of them seriously; dabbler |
| lampoon | harsh, satirical writing, usually attacking an individual |
| acumen | keenness |
| plumb | (1) n. a lead weight used to find the true vertical; (2) v. to measure the depth of; to fathom |
| caliber | the diameter of the bore of a gun |
| lambent | flickering; softly bright or radiant, as a candle |
| claustrophobia | the fear of closed places |
| viviparous | producing living young, as most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fishes |
| purloin | to steal |
| foray | (1) v. to ravage for spoils; to pillage; (2) n. sudden, sometimes brief, invasion |
| prodigy | highly talented child |
| candid | frank |
| jettison | to sacrifice cargo to lighten a ship or vehicle |
| lucre | monetary gain; profit |
| ductile | malleable |
| pedometer | an instrument used to measure the distance walked |
| biennial | occuring every two years |
| chartreuse | yellow-green |
| assiduous | diligent |
| fatuous | silly; inane |
| staid | sedate; serious; grave |
| surmise | to imagine; to make inferences based on insufficient evidence |
| urbane | polished; polite or finished in manner |
| decorous | properl in good taste; correct |
| cloy | to satiate |
| temerity | audicity; effrontery; boldness ANTONYM: caution |
| chiromancy | palmistry |
| allusion | an indirect reference to something else; a hint |
| yore | time long past |
| inchoate | beginning; insipient; only imperfectly formed |
| incontrovertible | unquestionable; indisputable |