Vocab Test 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
Q
Emendation
A
A change or correction in a written text
2
Q
Finality
A
Quality of being completed
3
Q
Garrulous
A
Talking too much about unimportant things
4
Q
Impromptu
A
Without preparation or previous thought
5
Q
Invoke
A
To call upon a higher power
6
Q
Lucrative
A
Producing money or wealth
7
Q
Shrew
A
A nagging women
8
Q
Supercilious
A
Scornfully looking down on others
9
Q
Verbose
A
Containing more words than necessary
10
Q
Affable
A
Pleasant or easy to talk too
11
Q
Bolster
A
To prop up or support
12
Q
Expletive
A
Profane word or phrase
13
Q
Furor
A
Great anger or rage
14
Q
Idiomatic
A
Typical of a particular language
15
Q
Intangible
A
Not capable of being touched
16
Q
Tawdry
A
Showy or cheap
17
Q
Wistful
A
Full of longing
18
Q
Reciprocate
A
To give, do, take in return
19
Q
Subterfuge
A
A trick used to escape something unpleasant
20
Q
Abridge
A
To the # of words
