204139162 | bilk | to cheat someone (especially monetarily) | |
204139163 | ruse | a sly trick (a scheme or subterfuge) | |
204139164 | mute | a device used to soften, stop, or deaden sound | |
204139165 | flag | to weaken in energy or enthusiasm | |
204139166 | gait | a person's characteristic, sometimes unique, way of walking | |
204139167 | stanch | to stop an overflow, flood, or often, a gush of blood from a wound | |
204139168 | arid | very dry, usually used to describe climate | |
204139169 | boor | an unrefined, insensitive, common person; a Philistine | |
204139170 | bard | an older term for a poet or singer | |
204139171 | smug | self-satisfied; condescending; acting superior to others | |
204139172 | plod | to walk or continue a task in a determined but weary manner | |
204139173 | bask | to soak in the warm glow of success, or praise | |
204139174 | lull | a period of calm, to calm | |
204139175 | foil | a character, often minor, inserted in a literary work. A foil'd personal traits help underscore important, usually directly opposite traits of the protagonist. To spoil someone's plans | |
204139176 | balk | to hesitate; to shy away | |
204139177 | rend | to tear, usually with mournful emotion or violence | |
204139178 | dupe | to fool someone or one who has been fooled or easily fooled | |
204139179 | hail | to praise | |
204139180 | dolt | a slow-witted person | |
204139181 | barb | a piercing remark | |
216148906 | salvo | a series of gunshots; an assault, verbal or military | |
216148907 | banter | n: witty, lively, good natured teasing among friends v: to engage in such joshing and ribbing | |
216148908 | cur | a common dog; a mongrel; hence, an insulting epithet | |
216148909 | drivel | n: foolish talk; nonsense; prattle v: to babble or speak foolishly | |
216148910 | snivel | literally, to run at the nose; most often: to whine or complain | |
216148911 | chaff | literally, discarded grain hulls left after threshing; hence, useless waste or leavings | |
216148912 | self-deprecating | describing an attitude of inferiority, often as a result of poor self-esteem, but sometimes intended, as for humorous effect | |
216148913 | apathy | indifference; lack of concern, initiative, or drive | |
216148914 | tiff | a disagreement, spat, or petty quarrel, usually brief | |
216148915 | prattle | n: babble; copious, inconsequential talk, often by or to children v: to talk on and on about nothing | |
216148916 | dirge | a melancholy tune, often played at a funeral | |
216148917 | dingy | appearing drab, dreary, worn | |
216148918 | drone | n: 1. a persistent hum, usually on one note 2. a worker bee, hence, a slavish, lowly, plodding worker- used in this sense as an insult v: to hum monotonously or play a single note on an instrument | |
216148919 | quibble | v: to argue over trifles n: a petty quarrel | |
216148920 | inane | senseless; ridiculous; plainly asinine | |
216148921 | extravagant | lavish; expensive, often wastefully so | |
216148922 | conspicuous | very noticeable; obvious; showy | |
216148923 | vain | 1. conceited; egoistic 2. futile; hopeless | |
216148924 | wary | very cautious; suspicious | |
216148925 | scamp | a prankster; a scoundrel |
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