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interminable [in-tur-muh-nuh-buhl]
adj.
endless
The
mine
seemed interminable due to it's darkness and depth.
salvo [sal-voh]
n.
- a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs,etc.
- a round of fire given as a salute.
- a round of cheers or applause.
She received a salvo for her outstanding performance.
(audience can sound like bombs sometimes)
vindictive [vin-dik-tiv]
adj.
bearing a grudge, vengeful
Vin
ny said, "I'll make him suck my
dic
*!" vindictively, after a fight with a friend.
pall [pawl]
v.
to make boring
Paul
palls even the most interesting things by excessively lecturing soporifically.
stodgy [stoj-ee]
adj.
old fashioned and boring
Elegies (melancholic funeral songs/poems) are often stodgy toward young people, who prefer reliving the deceased one's good times.
perspicacious [pur-spi-
key
-shuhs]
adj.
discerning
I am quite perspicacious toward perspiration due to my sensitive nose and sharp eyes.
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Mok's vocabulary words
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2011-01-29T04:37:14Z
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