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Vocab - Holloway4
January (Impropriety - Portrude)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Impropriety | An action which is not proper. |
| Cavalcade | A group of animals and riders. |
| Coquetry | A flirtatious act or attitude. |
| Remonstrances | An earnest representation of reasons for opposition. |
| Bellicose | Favoring or inclined to start quarrels. |
| Maudlin | Weakly and effusively sentimental. |
| Pariah | One that is despised or rejected. |
| Equanimity | Evenness and balance of mind especially under stress. |
| Guile | The inclination of misleading others through lies or trickery. |
| Dissuade | To advise against something. |
| Amicable | Characterized by friendly goodwill. |
| Malevolent | Productive of harm or evil. |
| Imperative | Not to be avoided or evaded. |
| Extremity | An intense degree or critical need. |
| To Recoil | To spring back to. |
| Imperceptible | Extremely slight, gradual, or subtle. |
| Excruciating | Very intense or causing great pain or anguish. |
| To Ensue | To strive to attain or to take place as a result. |
| Vociferation | To utter or cry out loudly. |
| Malediction | The act of cursing or denouncing. |
| Travail | Work especially of a painful or laborious nature. |
| Intangible | Incapable of being touched or felt. |
| Undulation | A wavy appearance, outline or form. |
| To Protrude | To thrust forward or project. |