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Lessons 16-20

English Vocabulary Builder

TermDefinition
placid (adj.) tranquil, calm
rambunctious (adj.) out of control and overly excited
susurrus (n.) a whispering or rustling sound
murmur (v.) to say very softly, almost indisceribly
raucous (adj.) loud and unruly
hubbub (n.) the loud noise caused by a crowd
obstreperous (adj.) very noisy and out of control
prudent (adj.) careful and thoughtful
wary (adj.) cautious and alert
impetuous (adj.) acting without forethought, reckless
heedless (adj.) reckless
chary (adj.) careful and cautious
rash (adj.) acting without thinking
reticent (adj.) light-tipped, not offering one's thoughts freely
garrulous (adj.) speaking more than necessary, chatty
verbose (adj.) using more words than necessary
taciturn (adj.) quiet and reserved, brooding
mince (v.) to not speak directly for fear of offending
hedge (v.) to not commit oneself fully verbally
loquacious (adj.) talkative, long-winded
palaver (n.) idle chatter
cornucopia (n.) a large supply of something desirable
legion (adj.) large in number
surfeit (n.) too much of something
glut (n.) an excess
multitude (n.) a great number
myriad (n.) an immense number
plethora (n.) an excessive number of something
copious (adj.) abundant in number
paucity (n.) lack of something
superfluous (adj.) excessive, nonessential
wanting (adj.) lacking, deficient
dearth (n) lack, scarcity
modicum (n.) a limited quantity
iota (n.) an extremely small number
extraneous (adj.) nonessential
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