Vocab test #6

Roy C. (United States of America)
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  1. iron
    a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element
  2. forge
    create by hammering
  3. copper
    a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
  4. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  5. reclusive
    withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
  6. wintery
    characteristic of or occurring in winter
  7. calculus
    mathematics involving derivatives and integrals of function
  8. trigonometry
    the mathematics of three-sided figures and their functions
  9. frolic
    play boisterously
  10. languish
    become feeble
  11. stub
    the small unused part of something
  12. ballad
    a narrative poem of popular origin
  13. prolific
    intellectually productive
  14. hue
    the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength
  15. pitch
    the high or low quality of a sound
  16. decibel
    a unit of sound intensity
  17. enterprise
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
  18. tryst
    a secret rendezvous, especially a romantic one
  19. colonnade
    structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
  20. windowpane
    a pane of glass in a window
  21. coarse
    rough to the touch
  22. silky
    having a soft, smooth, shiny surface
  23. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  24. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  25. comeliness
    the quality of being good looking and attractive
  26. gauntness
    extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
  27. corpulence
    the property of excessive fatness
  28. litheness
    the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
  29. comely
    according with custom or propriety
  30. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  31. gory
    covered with blood
  32. ghastly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  33. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  34. titillating
    pleasantly and superficially exciting
  35. reprove
    reprimand, scold, or express dissatisfaction with
  36. scant
    less than the correct or legal or full amount
  37. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  38. blustery
    blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
  39. temperate
    not extreme
  40. balmy
    mild and pleasant
  41. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  42. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  43. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  44. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  45. stratagem
    an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade
  46. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  47. lackey
    a servile or submissive follower
  48. inexplicable
    incapable of being explained or accounted for
  49. detractor
    one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
  50. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  51. virile
    characteristic of a man
  52. trivial
    (informal) small and of little importance
  53. concede
    give over
  54. solicitude
    a feeling of excessive concern
  55. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  56. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  57. conviviality
    a jovial nature
  58. frugal
    avoiding waste
  59. promulgate
    state or announce
  60. tact
    consideration in dealing with others
  61. lame
    disabled in the feet or legs
  62. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  63. perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail
Created on Tue Jul 13 04:48:14 EDT 2010

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