English vocab 111-120 Flashcards
contraband
Definition: Smuggled Goods; prohibited items
He traveled back and forth across the border, dealing in contraband
Countenance
Definition: Face, expression
His countenance brightened up at the good news
His countenance became grim at the bad news
Deleterious
Definition: Bad, harmful, injurious
Overeating can be deleterious to your health
smoking can be deleterious to you health
Despot
Definition: Bully, dictator, tyrant
In the old days, the father frequently ruled his family like a despot.
The leader of North Korea rules over his country like a despot
Effrontery
Definition: Nerve; boldness, presumption
The man had the effrontery to break right in on our conversation.
Erudite
Definition: well read; scholarly, well educated
All the professors were learned, but Dr.smith was the most erudite of all.
Expatiate
Definition: Expand; enlarge; explain
thats an interesting subject; lets expatiate on it.
Garrulous
Definition: Talkative; chatty
He was such a garrulous old fellow that if anyone would listen, he’d talk all night.
Felicitous
Definition: Fitting, apt:; appropriate
His felicitous remarks pleased everybody
