Pimp my vocabulary: sheets 3-4-5-6 Burgeon: grow, put forth new shoots Ogle: to stare at Tractable: obedient Levity:

flippancy, joking about serious matters Buttress: strenghten Ominous: threatening Byline: the line that tells you who wrote an article. Ruse: trick Saccharin: falsely sweet Transient: short-lived Aloof: detached Cajole: coax Deplete: lessen Callow: immature Trinket: sth of little value Salacious: lecherous Ordain: destine Sallow: yellowish Truant: shirker, someone absent without permission. Ludicrous: ridiculous Sanctimonious:hypocritically holy Carping: constant criticism Sanction (vb) give approval to Amiable: friendly oust: to push out of a position tyro: nOOb lynch: illegal hanging Caucus: private political meeting Extol: praise Savant: a person with knowledge underscore: emphasize Animosity: hatred Scrutinize: examine carefully Unfetter: to set free Censure blame unfrock: to remove a priest from its position pristine: unspoiled falter: hesitate, waver malinger: deliberately avoid work proclivity: tendency towards Unscathed: unharmed dike: embarkment paragon: perfect example unwitting: not deliberate chary: wary of paramount: of supreme importance prodigal: wasteful upbraid: scold, tell off mallet: wooden hammer

uproarious: chicanery: inductee: parched: upshot: serrated: feasible: diorama: inebriation: dirge: felicitous: martinet: skirmish: inept: parry: sluggard: smelt: maverick: prosaic: vagrant: flagrant: meager: solace: meander: mellow: soothsayer:

hilarious, hysterical trickery novice dried up outcome jagged, saw-like. possible, practicalbe model for a scene drunkenness mournful song apt a believer in firm discipline minor battle unskilled to ward off, to avoid slow moving to refine an ore loner dull, boring homeless wanderer clearly wrong in short supply comfort for grief wandering from side to side soft, melodious, ripe fortune teller

Sheets 7-8-9-10 archetype classic example clemency mercy flout defy, reject protean changeable disparage criticize, belittle flustered not calm peccadillo minor weakness soporific sleep-inducing veneer surface coating fly-by-night unreliable mercurial volatile, changeable venerate revere, worship coalesce come together, merge dispassionate objective specious false coddle pamper, fuss over coercion force mettle courage, bravery pellucid transparent, clear assuage to calm purloin steal mire swamp, muddy ground staid dull, sober

vestigial collate dolt stanza dotard furrow misnomer quaff vilification atrophy drawl quagmire vindicate quaint stevedore droll perfidy quandary stifle compliant drone gambol perfunctory garble momentous peripatetic quarry vitriolic garish peripheral balk garner ebullient ramble vociferous morose persnickety volatile bane mundane strut germane rant bastion efface irksome mutinous personable ratify subpoena voracious

not developed arrange in order stupid person section of a poem foolish old man groove wrong name drink down quickly blackening someone's name waste away from lack of use speak slowly with words running together marsh, bog to remove blame pictoresque dockworker dryly amusing treachery dilemma, puzzle suppress submissive bee, monotonous noise, to speak monotonously frolic, leap, bound superficial, cursory distort, confuse very important nomadic sth hunted corrosive gaudy not important hinder and prevent gather very lively, cheerful, jovial, happy wander aimlessly noisy gloomy, bad tempered fastidious, fussy unstable troublesome influence ordinary swagger relevant use bombastic language stronghold wipe out annoying rebellious attractive approve, consent summon to court ravenous

befuddle effigy gibbering waive begrudge congeal raze subterfuge wane beguile goad rebuttal wary nefarious belabor recant beleaguer waylay belie jaded supercilious gregarious whet gritty jaunt jaundiced nettle whimsical bemoan guffaw philistine redolent surreptitious embezzle guile jingoistic redress wily guileless pillage susceptible gullibility bequeath conundrum refute sybarite zany berate endorse pivotal sycophant

confuse a model of a person making meaningless noises give up resent solidify destroy a trick grow less mislead, lure urge denial cautious wicked explain in unnecessary detail disclaim besiege, attack accost, stop contradict tired proud and haughty extroverted sharpen coarse short pleasure tip cynical, pessimistic annoy capricious complain about sudden loud laughter uncultured person smelling of secret defraud cunning nationalistic put sth right cunning frank plunder vulnerable being easily fooled leave sth to someone after one's death puzzle disprove lover of luxury wacky criticize give support to of central importance bootlicker

hackneyed zealot hallow

common and over-used fanatic worship, consecrate