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Test 6 LA Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inundate | To flood |
| Fruitless | Useless |
| Poignant | Moving, painful to the feeling |
| Garbled | Confused, mixed up |
| Sanguine | Optimistic |
| Idiom: To feather one's nest | Grow rich by taking advantage of circumstances |
| Phelgmatic | Calm, hard to rouse to action |
| Corroborate | Confirm, support |
| Comprehensive | Thourough |
| Zealous | Enthusiastic |
| Coerce | To force |
| Idiom: Fair weathered friends | Unreliable, They fail in time of distress |
| Elapse | To slip by |
| Meticulous | Careful |
| Domicile | Home |
| Lax | Careless, negligent |
| Sporadic | Occasional |
| Idiom: To sow one's wild oats | To lead a wild, carfree life |
| Rash | Too hasty, reckless |
| Conjecture | Guess |
| Obviate | Do away with, eliminate |
| Lurid | Sensational |
| Quip | Joke |
| Idiom: Windfall | Unexpected financial gain |
| Diatribe | Bitter criticism |
| Inhibition | Restraint |
| Fortuitous | Accidental |
| Incoherent | Disjointed |
| Ilk | Kind, sort |
| Idiom: To wear one's heart on one's sleeve | To make one's feelings evident |
| Prestigious | Illustrious |
| Placard | Poster |
| Integral | Essential |
| Remuneration | reward, pay |
| Nominal | Slight |
| Idiom: To wash dirty linen in public | To openly discuss open affairs |
| Expunge | Erase |
| Flamboyant | Showy, colorful |
| Anathema | Something greatly detested |
| Schism | Split |
| Utopia | Place of perfection |
| Idiom: To save face | To avoid disgrace |
| Timorous | Fearful |
| Truncated | Cut short |
| Jaunty | Sprightly, gay |
| Fractious | Quarrelsome |
| Ostentatious | Showy |
| Idiom: Indian summer | Warm autumn weather |