Vocabulary Cartoons II
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- copious
- abundant; plentiful
- tenacious
- tough; stubborn; not letting go
- surreptitious
- done or acting in a secret, sly manner
- voracious
- an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; eager to consume great amounts of food
- officious
- ready to serve; eager in offering unwanted services or advice
- spurious
- not genuine; false
- onerous
- troublesome or oppressive; burdensome
- gregarious
- seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable
- pious
- devout or virtuous; holy
- scrupulous
- careful of small details; honest; conscientious
- attrition
- a gradual reduction or weakening; a rubbing away
- edification
- enlighten; instruct
- ablution
- a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual; the liquid used in such an act
- elocution
- the art of public speaking
- writhe
- to cause to twist or bend; to suffer acutely, as in pain or embarrassment
- pedestrian
- ordinary; moving on foot
- carrion
- dead or rotting flesh
- pinion
- bind the wings so as not to fly; confine
- kismet
- fate
- ambivalence
- indecision; experiencing contradictory emotions
- deploy
- to arrange strategically
- cavalier
- casual; carefree and nonchalant; arrogant disregard; n, a gallant gentleman
- egg
- to encourage or incite to action
- mete
- to distribute by or as if by measure; allot
- nullify
- to make useless; cancel; undo
- embroil
- to involve in argument or hostile action; to throw in disorder
- waffle
- to speak or write evasively
- ascribe
- to attribute to a specific cause, source, or origin
- enhance
- to improve; to intensify
- impair
- to cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quality
- terse
- brief and to the point; concise
- coerce
- to force someone by threatening or physically overpowering him
- diverse
- different; varied
- abate
- to reduce
- abide
- to remain; continue; stay; endure
- gambit
- to take a risk for some advantage
- jaunt
- a short pleasure trip
- frank
- straightforward; open and sincere in expression
- lithe
- bending easily and gracefully
- aesthetic
- having to do with artistic beauty
- gullible
- easily cheated or fooled
- mawkish
- excessively and objectionably sentimental
- raffish
- cheaply vulgar in apprearance or nature; tawdry; disreputable
- continuum
- a continuous whole without clear division into parts
- travail
- strenuous physical or mental labor or effort; the labor of childbirth
- intrepid
- fearless; bold
- languid
- lacking energy; weak; showing little interest in anything
- exodus
- a mass departure
- influx
- a mass arrival or incoming; a continuous coming
- abash
- to make ashamed or uneasy
- incessant
- continuing without interruption; nonstop
- latent
- laying hidden or undeveloped; potential
- eloquent
- extremely expressive in speech, writing, or movement
- diffident
- lacking self-confidence; timid
- malcontent
- dissatisfied with existing conditions
- eminent
- standing out, renowned; distinguished; prominent
- wince
- to flinch; to shrink back or start aside, as from a blow or pain
- prudent
- cautious; discreet; exercising good judgment
- augment
- to make or become greater
- embullience
- enthusiastic; bubbling with excitement
- rhetoric
- the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; over-elaborate language
- dogmatic
- characterized by an authoritative, often arrogant, assertion of opinions or beliefs
- philippic
- a verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, insulting language; a tirade
- pendemic
- widespread; general
- idyllic
- charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful
- cryptic
- having an ambiguous or hidden meaning
- choleric
- hot-tempered; quick to anger
- peccadillo
- a slight or trifling sin; a minor offense
- emphatic
- forcibly expressive
- logistics
- the management of the details of an operation
- circumspect
- cautious; heedful of situations and potential consequences
- abstract
- difficult to understand; impersonal; theoretical
- defunct
- dead or inactive; having ceased to exist
- succinct
- brief and to the point; concise and terse
- palpable
- capable of being touched or felt
- accountable
- expected to answer for one's actions; responsible, liable, answerable
- ostensible
- apprearing as such; offered as genuine or real
- pliable
- receptive to change; easily persuaded or controlled; easily bent or twisted
- adroit
- skillful; deft
- bauble
- a small, inexpensive trinket
- skullduggery
- trickery; underhandedness
- ancillary
- helping; providing assistance; subordinate
- sedentary
- characterized by or requiring much sitting; accustomed to little exercise
- cursory
- rapid and superficial; performed with haste and scant attention to detail
- predatory
- victimizing or destroying others for one's own gain; pillaging
- symmetry
- exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line
- tawdry
- gaudy and cheap in appearance or nature
- ambulatory
- of or for walking; capable of walking
- idolatry
- blind or excessive devotion to something
- pecuniary
- consisting of or relating to money
- panorama
- an unbroken view of a wide area
- saga
- a long story, often telling the history of a family
- plethora
- a state of excessive fullness; superabundance
- gradient
- a rate of inclination; a slope
- adherent
- a follower of a leader; supporter
- vent
- a means of escape or release; an outlet; a small hole
- armament
- military supplies and weapons; the process of arming for war
- presentiment
- a sense that something is about to occur; a premonition
- corpulent
- fat, obese
- circumvent
- to surround; enclose; bypass
- atone
- to make amends
- devoid
- entirely without; lacking
- replete
- full or supplied to the utmost; gorge
- mammoth
- huge; gigantic
- baleful
- threatening; hurtful; malignant; ominous
- diminution
- the act or process of diminishing; reduction
- purblind
- having poor vision; nearly or partly blind
- ethereal
- very light; airy; delicate; heavenly
- lackadaisical
- showing lack of interest; listless
- bland
- lacking flavor or zest; dull
- cascade
- a waterfall; anything resembling a waterfall
- palisade
- a fortification of timbers set in the ground; an extended cliff
- fusillade
- a rapid outburst or barrage
- parable
- a simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson
- paradigm
- a pattern that serves as a model or example
- patriarch
- the leader of a family or tribe
- maladroit
- clumsy; inept
- malaise
- a vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
- malice
- a desire or intention to harm others or see them suffer
- malodor
- a bad odor
- paragon
- a model or pattern of excellence
- strife
- bitter conflict; quarrel; fight
- appease
- to soothe; to pacify or relieve by giving into
- lampoon
- a light, good-humored satire
- boon
- a timely benefit; a blessing
- poltroon
- a coward
- brazen
- bold, shameless; impudent; also like brass
- conundrum
- a dilemma; any problem or puzzle
- covert
- secret; hidden; concealed
- bootleg
- to smuggle; to make, sell, or transport for sale illegally
- diatribe
- a bitter verbal attack
- offal
- waste parts especially of a butchered animal; rubbish
- parley
- a conference, especially between enemies
- fray
- fight or scuffle; brawl
- lambaste
- to give a thrashing; scold
- cataclysm
- a violent upheaval or change
- escapade
- an adventurous unconventional act
- eschew
- to avoid or shun
- ransack
- to search thoroughly; pillage
- camaraderie
- comradeship; friendship
- iconoclast
- one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions
- sage
- a person of wisdom and prudence
- nemesis
- an opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
- dolt
- a stupid person
- clone
- an exact duplicate
- carnivore
- a flesh-eating animal
- despot
- an absolute ruler
- courier
- a messenger
- specter
- a ghost or phantom
- mogul
- a very rich or powerful person; a magnate
- bovine
- of, relating to, or resembling an animal such as an ox, cow or buffalo; solid; dull
- supine
- lying on the back with the face turned upward; inclined
- asinine
- silly; stupid
- maritime
- near the sea; concerning with shipping or navigation
- sublime
- impressive; inspiring awe; majestic
- serene
- clear; calm; tranquil
- forebode
- to predict or foretell
- bombastic
- high sounding; use of language without much real meaning
- winnow
- to rid of undesirable parts
- spawn
- to give rise to; to produce in large numbers
- prodigious
- enormous in size, quantity, degree; marvelous, amazing
- boor
- a rude person; someone that is unrefined
- panache
- dashing elegance of manner or style
- forbearance
- patience
- agog
- highly excited by eagerness
- forthright
- frank; going straight to the point
- profound
- intellectually deep or penetrating; reaching to, rising from, or effecting the depths of one's nature
- fiasco
- a complete or humiliating failure
- doleful
- sorrowful; melancholy
- opaque
- having no luster; dull; hard to understand
- annals
- descriptive record; history
- tome
- a large book
- cataract
- a large waterfall; a deluge; an eye abnormality
- booty
- loot; the spoils of war; goods or property seized by force; a valuable prize
- animated
- having life; alive; filled with activity, vigor, or spirit
- jetsam
- cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten an imperiled vessel; discarded odds and ends
- portal
- an entrance, door or gate
- throng
- a large group of people gathered closely together
- barrage
- a curtain of artillery fire; any overwhelming attack, as of words or blows
- elite
- the best or most skilled members of a group
- fetter
- to restrain; to hamper
- torpid
- dormant; inactive; lethargic
- torrid
- intensely hot; burning; passionate; rapid
- pinguid
- fat
- dishevel
- to make untidy; to disarrange the hair or clothing of
- nettle
- to irritate; vex
- mottle
- to mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors