abridge invoke emendation lucrative finality shrew garrulous supercilious impromptu verbose Verb To shorten the number of words to condense abridge Noun A correction ID: 644793
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English III -Vocabulary Lesson 9
abridge
invoke
emendation lucrative finality shrew
garrulous supercilious
impromptu verbose
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Verb To shorten the number of words; to condense
abridgeSlide3
Noun A correction; a change in a written text
emendationSlide4
NounThe quality or condition of being complete or settled; conclusiveness
finalitySlide5
Adjective Talking too much, especially about unimportant things; talkative
garrulousSlide6
Adjective Without previous thought or preparation;
spontaneous
impromptuSlide7
VerbTo call upon a higher power for assistance; to ask or appeal for; to call forth
invokeSlide8
Adjective profitable; producing money or wealth
lucrativeSlide9
NounA mouse-like animal that eats insects; a bad-tempered, nagging woman
shrewSlide10
Adjective Showing scorn and haughtiness (haughty
); disdainful; aloof or conceited
superciliousSlide11
AdjectiveWordy; using or containing more words than necessary
verboseSlide12
English III -Vocabulary Lesson 10
affable intangible
bolster reciprocate
expletive subterfuge
furor
tawdry
idiomatic wistfulSlide13
Adjective Friendly, cordial, pleasant and easy to talk to; showing friendliness; kind
affableSlide14
Noun - A long, narrow pillow; anything used as a support
Verb
- to prop up, support, or
reinforce
bolsterSlide15
Noun An oath or exclamation, usually profane; a word with no meaning of its own, used to complete the pattern of a phrase or sentence
expletiveSlide16
Noun Frenzied anger; rage; a public uproar or outburst of indignation; great enthusiasm
furorSlide17
Adjective Characteristic of a particular language
idiomaticSlide18
Adjective Not capable of being touched; not material; vague
or not easily defined
intangibleSlide19
Verb To give, do, or take in return; to move with a backward-forward motion
reciprocateSlide20
NounA trick, excuse, or deception used to escape something unpleasant; trickery
subterfugeSlide21
Adjective Gaudy (tacky); showy and cheap
tawdrySlide22
Adjective Full of longing; yearning
; wishful
wistful