High Fidelity

Roshni R.
Vocabulary list of words I learnt from High Fidelity written by Nick Hornby
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  1. interregnum
    the time between two reigns or governments
  2. punter
    (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground
  3. bootleg
    whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
  4. riff
    a jazz ostinato
  5. enumeration
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
  6. angina
    a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
  7. varicose
    abnormally swollen or knotty
  8. knack
    a special way of doing something
  9. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  10. berk
    a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
  11. fib
    a trivial lie
  12. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  13. spastic
    relating to involuntary muscular contractions
  14. ballast
    any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
  15. rostrum
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  16. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  17. frippery
    something of little value or significance
  18. red herring
    something intended to distract attention from the main issue
  19. cellulite
    lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.
  20. apropos
    of a suitable, fitting, or pertinent nature
  21. titter
    laugh nervously
  22. crotchety
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
  23. grotty
    very unpleasant or offensive
  24. corker
    a machine that is used to put corks in bottles
  25. flog
    beat with a whip, rod, or cane
  26. ungallant
    offensively discourteous
  27. geezer
    a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric
  28. wally
    a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
  29. codger
    an eccentric elderly man
  30. iffy
    subject to accident or chance or change
  31. wobbler
    something that wobbles
  32. lob
    propel in a high arc
  33. squiffy
    very drunk
Created on Sun Nov 24 03:24:34 EST 2013 (updated Sun Nov 24 03:25:28 EST 2013)

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