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Head Over Heals
Head Over Heals Vocabulary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enclave | closed society |
| dossier | file of information |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| tenaciously | stubbornly |
| maudlin | sappy |
| ruse | trick |
| din | clamor or noise |
| cavernous | huge and empty |
| sartorially | style of dress |
| substantive | real or solid |
| railed | ranted |
| distainfully | scornfully |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| proxy | substitution |
| bated | restained |
| genial | friendly |
| otiose | useless |
| polemics | arguments |
| plaudits | applause |
| solicitously | kindly |
| obstreperous | hostile |
| vitiol | rage |
| environs | surroundings |
| ignominiously | shamefully |
| sobriquet | nickname |
| minutiae | details |
| stalwart | robust |
| coy | shy |
| garnering | gaining |
| strident | loud |
| pontificating | preaching |
| variegated | multicolored |
| rendition | version |
| bilked | tricked |
| expeditious | swift |
| rankled | irritated |
| hubris | arrogance |
| edification | instruction |
| substanstiate | to show to be real or true by giving evidence |
| sardonically | sarcastically |
| prodigious | remarkable |
| ersatz | false |
| flanked | surrounded |
| miasma | haze |
| dubious | doubtful |
| indecorous | impolite |
| peons | little folks |
| wrested | tore |
| sublime | splendid |
| averred | affirmed |
| pretentious | exaggerating |
| gamboling | skipping in play; frolicking |
| impassive | emotionless |
| approbation | approval |
| felicitous | fortunate |
| deign | lower oneself |
| intimated | hinted |
| trumped | talked up |
| churlishness | rudeness |
| vituperating | berating |
| cogitation | reflection |
| imbroglio | mess |
| insidiousness | sinister nature |
| prudently | wisely |
| evince | reveal |
| indigence | poverty |
| blase' | unthinking |
| frivolous | trivial |
| bravado | boldness |
| rhadsodizing | praising |
| transgression | misbehavior |
| balustrade | railing |
| temerity | boldness |
| rollicking | high-spirited |
| legion | crowd |
| coup | brilliant act |
| arbitration | negotiation |
| penurious | needy |
| abrogate | end |
| posited | put forward |
| adumbration | symbol |
| verve | vitality |
| resplendence | brilliance |
| celerity | speed |
| influx | flood |
| inveterate | habitual |
| garish | gaudy |
| capricious | fickle |
| lilting | rhythmic |
| lackluster | unimpressive |
| solipsistic | self-centered |
| kowtow | bow down to |
| transpired | happened |
| portly | stout |
| elan | flair |
| commendable | admirable |
| forbearance | patience |
| ingenue | naive young girl |
| deprecating | insulting |
| despondent | depressed |
| pejoratively | critically, negatively |
| picaresque | roguish |
| roughish | playfully mischievious; dishonest |
| nexus | connection, link |
| nondescript | ordinary |
| prerogative | privilege |
| intimate | suggest |
| anomaly | rare event or occurence |
| equivocating | speaking evasively |
| debauchery | wickedness |
| ardent | passionate |
| flummoxed | confused |
| fracas | brawl |
| linchpin | key element |
| lampooning | ridiculing |
| halcyon | idyllic |
| ineffable | indescribable |
| osculate | kiss |
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