Reading New Words in Context: Lesson 5

Abridge

Shorten; curtail

Affable

Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

Bolster

Support or strengthen

Emendation

Process of making a revision or correction to a text

Expletive

Oath or swear word

Finality

Fact or impression of being an irreversible ending

Furor

Outbreak of anger or excitment

Garrulous

Excessively talkative

Idiomatic

Using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker; vernacular

Impromptu

Done without planning

Intangible

Unable to be touched or grasped

Invoke

Cite or appeal to as an authority for an action or in support of an argument; call on; call earnestly for

lucrative

Producing a great deal of profit

Reciprocate

Respond to by making a corresponding one (action etc)

Shrew

Woman of violent temper and speech

Subterfuge

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal; trickery; deception.

Supercilious

Feeling high of oneself; arrogant

Tawdry

Showy, cheap

Verbose

Wordy, overly extensive and drawn out speech or writing.

Wistful

Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing; Melancholy