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English Vocab 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| reticent | not revealing one's thoughts or feelings easily, reserved |
| farcical | in a ridiculous manner, absurd |
| egalitarian | relating to the idea of people deserving equal rights, fair |
| palpable | able to be touched or felt, real |
| charlatan | a person falsely claiming to have special talents or skills, fraud |
| atrophy | to gradually decline or waste away, deteriorate |
| quaff | to drink heartily, chug |
| collusion | secret or illegal cooperation, especially to cheat others, conspiracy |
| drivel | nonsense, babble |
| stoic | able to endure hardship without showing pain or complaining, unemotional |
| intrepid | brave and adventurous, bold |
| balk | to be unwilling to accept an idea or request, refuse |
| gaunt | too thin, as if suffering from illness or hunger, malnourished |
| persnickety | placing too much emphasis on minor or unimportant details, picky |
| whet | to sharpen the point of something, hone |
| hone | to make more pointed, whet |
| espouse | to support, defend |
| odious | extremely unpleasant, foul |
| brusque | slightly rude in speech or manner, abrupt |
| posterity | all future generations, heirs |