Vocab List 1

Front 1

arid

Back 1

very dry, lacking moisture

Front 2

balk

Back 2

to stop short and refuse to proceed

Front 3

bard

Back 3

composer or singer in epic verse

Front 4

bask

Back 4

to lie in or expose oneself to pleasant warmth

Front 5

bilk

Back 5

to cheat out of something

Front 6

boor

Back 6

a person known for rude or insincere behavior, someone who lacks refinement

Front 7

dolt

Back 7

a person know for stupidity

Front 8

dupe

Back 8

to trick or deceive by underhanded means

Front 9

flag

Back 9

to loose energy or enthusiasm

Front 10

foil

Back 10

someone or something that serves as a contrast to another

Front 11

gait

Back 11

a manner of walking

Front 12

hail

Back 12

to praise, acclaim; to call out

Front 13

lull

Back 13

temporary period of calm

Front 14

mute

Back 14

to muffle the sound, to tone down

Front 15

plod

Back 15

to walk slowly or tediously

Front 16

quirp

Back 16

a clever, witty remark

Front 17

rend

Back 17

to tear apart or split, as to red a fabric

Front 18

ruse

Back 18

a wily or clever trick, stratagem

Front 19

smug

Back 19

very self-satisfied

Front 20

stem

Back 20

to restrain, check

Front 21

tiff

Back 21

a petty quarrel

Front 22

vain

Back 22

marked by futility, as a vain effort

Front 23

wary

Back 23

cautious, careful

Front 24

apathy

Back 24

having no feelings, indifferent

Front 25

banter

Back 25

to speak in a witty or teasing manner

Front 26

chaff

Back 26

the seed coverings and other debris seperated from the seed in threshing gain

Front 27

conspicuous

Back 27

easy to see

Front 28

cur

Back 28

a mongrel or inferior dog

Front 29

dingy

Back 29

very shabby; dirt-colored

Front 30

dirge

Back 30

a song of hymn of grief, lamentation

Front 31

drivel

Back 31

to talk stupidly in an infantile way, to lack sense

Front 32

drone

Back 32

to talk in a persistently dull or monotone way

Front 33

extravagant

Back 33

excessive, unrestrained

Front 34

inane

Back 34

lacking sense or meaning, vacuous

Front 35

prattle

Back 35

chatter, babble

Front 36

quibble

Back 36

a minor objection or criticism

Front 37

salvo

Back 37

a spirited attack, often verbal

Front 38

scamp

Back 38

an impish or playful young person

Front 39

scamper

Back 39

to move in a nimble, payful manner

Front 40

self-deprecating

Back 40

thinking or speaking poorfly of oneself

Front 41

snivel

Back 41

to speak in a whining, tearful, emotional manner

Front 42

superficial

Back 42

just above the surface, shallow, lacking in depth

Front 43

vapid

Back 43

flat, dull, lacking taste

Front 44

wheedle

Back 44

to influence or persuade by flattery

Front 45

whelp

Back 45

a young dog