vocabulary

torpid = lethargic, inactive

use = became torpid before losing consciousness

cohesion = consistency

use = to maintain our cohesion, we must not let minor differences interfere

braggadocio = someone who boasts

use = braggadocio manner

quack = charlatan, fake

use = quacks operate eyes and at times cause blindness

enrapture = please intensely

use = the audience was enraptured by the freshness of the voices

curmudgeon = boor, cranky person

use = though regarded by many as a curmudgeon, he secretly donated to charity

mire = marsh

use = the mire of civil way

psychotic = demented

use = a psychotic disorder

garble = to mangle or mutilate, misrepresent, misconstrue

use = the garbled report

amphitheater = oval-shaped theater

use = we watched the play at the amphitheater

posthumous = after death

use = a posthumous award

rampant = unbridled, raging

use = rampant corruption


geriatrics = pertaining to old age

ponder = muse, reflect

use = to ponder her next move

irate = angry

use = irate phone calls

moor = marshy wasteland

use = these moors can only be used for hunting

nettle = irritate

use = She looked up at me sharply, clearly nettled by the interruption

slate = list of candidates

use = he is slated to be the next captain of the cricket team

ursine = bear-like

gnome = dwarf-like being

use = garden gnomes

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