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LOTF Voca
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Efflorescence | blooming of flowers, state of flowering |
| Enmity | deep seated hatred; state of being an enemy |
| Decorous | exhibiting appropriate behavior or conduct |
| Chorister | a singer or leader of a choir |
| Bastion | a stronghold or fortification; similar to a stronghold |
| Hiatus | a gap or interruption in continuity; a break or pause |
| Ebullience | zestful or spirited enthusiasm |
| Recrimination | the act of accusing in return; opposing another charge |
| Tumult | commotion of a great crowd; disorder |
| Tirade | a long angry or violent speech; a diatribe |
| Oppressive | using power unjustly; burdensome |
| Inscrutable | difficult to understand, mysterious |
| Vicissitudes | a change or variation; unexpected changes in life |
| Declivities | downward slopes, as of a hill |
| Tacit | not spoken; implied by actions or statements |
| Blatant | totally or offensively obtrusive; very obvious |
| Taboo | excluded or forbidden from use or mention |
| Sinewy | lean and muscular; stringy and tough |
| Malevolently | having an ill will or wishing harm to others; malicious |
| Ludicrous | obviously absurd; foolish |
| Ineffectual | insufficient to produce an effect; useless |
| Jeer | to abuse vocally; taunt or mock |
| Inarticulate | incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity |
| Leviathan | something very large; giant sea creature in the Bible |
| Clamor | a loud outcry; great expression of discontent |
| Mutinously | unruly; insubordinate or constituting a mutiny |
| Crestfallen | dispirited and depressed; dejected |
| Impervious | incapable of being penetrated or affected |
| Enterprise | an undertaking or business organization; industrious |
| Glowered | looked at or stared angrily or sullenly |
| Rebuke | to criticize sharply; check or repress |
| Demure | modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| Fervor | great intensity of emotion; intense heat |
| Corpulent | excessively fat |
| Sauntered | to walk at a leisurely pace; stroll |
| Compelled | to force or drive; exert a strong, irresistible force on |
| Luminous | emitting light; full of light |
| Myopia | nearsightedness; cannot see close-up |
| Sniveling | to sniffle; complain or whine tearfully |
| Quavered | trembled, or spoke in a trembling voice |
| Parried | deflected or warded off; avoided |
| Talisman | an object with magical power |
| Acrid | unpleasantly sharp or bitter taste or smell |
| Cordon | a line of people or ships stationed to guard |
| Elephantine | the size of an elephant; enormous size/strength |
| Epaulettes | a fringed strap worn on military uniforms |
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