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Vocab #3
10-10-06
Word | Definition |
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pugnacious | quick to confrontation |
frivolous | careless; no direction |
motley | unkept, disarrayed, rough around the edges |
admonish | a light punishment |
nebulous | negatively doubtful |
euphemism | slang for emotional value |
peruse | to lightly read over; skim |
cajole | to persuade by flattery |
patronize | to speak down to; belittle |
tenuous | full of tension; emotional |
resilient | steadfast; ability to bounce back |
ostentatious | showy or flashy to the point of being gaudy; over the top |
deprecate | insult; belittle; to laugh at |
iniquity | gross injustice |
shiftless | lazy; unmotivated; unchanging |