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TGG Vocab ch. 7-9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| indiscreet | not hidden, private, or careful (tells secrets) |
| explicable | capable of being expressed |
| presumptuous | failing to do what's right because of arrogance, 'rude confidence', over confident, (Tom) |
| aesthetic | concerned with notions such as the beautiful and the ugly |
| boisterous | rough and noisy, clamorous |
| portentous | ominously significant, sign of something to come usually bad or powerful |
| solidarity | community of feeling, purpose, unity |
| vicarious | experienced through someone else |
| inviolate | free from injury or violation |
| garrulous | excessively talking, rambling |
| strata | a layer (class, food, rocks, etc.) |
| pneumatic | relating to gas, air, or wind (like in a hot air balloon, bike tire or pool float) |
| elocution | a persons manner of speaking or reading aloud in public |
| fortuitous | happening or produces by chance, accidental |
| interminable | incapable of being terminated, unending |
| transitory | lasting a short time, not permanent, changeable |
| wan | pale,sickly in appearance |