Vocab Set1
Obtuse
stupid, slow to understand, dimwit
Harangue
a lengthy and aggressive speech
bad iron
bad luck
respectful
dutiful
wax and wane
cyclic rise and fall
Fastidious
being careful that every detail of something is correct
soaring
rising
harkening
listening carefully
tedious
tiresome, monotnous
vacillation
fluctuating
inept
lacking skill
inpat
unsuitable
cavalier
haughty and arrogant
off base
bot following rules
miscreant
evil, immoral, reprobate, degenerate
waif
orphan, urchin, stray
cruse
a small container for holding liquid
a perfect strom
the worst possible situation
resplendent
luminous
oaf
dimwit, clumsy
termagant
belligerent woman
Shuttle
to move back and forth
grapple
confront, wrestle, deal with
Rupture
brust
foster
harbor, encourage, foment(arouse violently)
exuberance
vibrancy or enthusiasm
pass the buck
blame other person
dishevel
mess up, untidy
throw caution to the wind
take risk
transgression
breach, infraction(violation)
cognizant
prudence,
trope
recurring theme or motif in literature
troupe
group of actors working together regularly
carrying coal to new castle
doing something pointless or unnecessary
a will-o-the-wisp
somethng that is difficult to find
predicament
quandary, plight
snug
enjoying warm secure shelter or cover an opportunity for ease and contentment
stupefy
to shun, shock
reached fever pitch
to get so strong that one cannot control
bellweather
leading sheep of a flock or something that leads or indicates a trend
vane
a device that shows direction
whopper
big lie
inconscient
unaware, oblivious
to pour cold water on
to be critical or doubtful of a plan that someone is excited about
corpulent
being fat
ascertain
to find out or learn witb certainty
rambling
to engage in energentic and frenzied behavior
dead duck
to describe someone or somrthing that is ineefective
give a song and a dance
to provide a lengthy and often elaborate explanation especially one that is intended to decieve or distract