Friday, March 13, 2009

Vocab Part 8

dissonance (pg 243): Lack of agreement, consistency, or harmony
dissolute (pg 251): Indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated
dengue (pg 252): An acute, infectious tropical disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted by mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain
malevolent (pg 253): Wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious
miscreant (pg 255): Depraved or villainous
panache (pg 256): A grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair
conundrum (pg 257): A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma
moniker (pg 259): A person's name, esp. a nickname or alias
besuited (pg 265): Wearing a suit
destitute (pg 266): Needy, poor, indigent, necessitous, penniless, impoverished

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