Goodbye, Columbus Vocab

 Threadbare    

(of clothing) becoming thin and tattered with age

       Glint

Give out or reflect small flashes of light.

Exasperated

Intensely irritated and frustrated

Coaxed

Gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something.

Brobdingnags

Giants who inhabit a fictional land in the stories of "Gulliver's travels” by John Swift

Gauguin

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin, a French post-impressionist painter known for his bold use of color and symbolic style

ingratiates

bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them.

Translucent

“(of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semitransparent.”

arteriosclerosis

the hardening and stiffening of the arteries, often caused by the buildup of fatty, lipid-rich deposits, known as plaque, along the artery walls

Toreador

A bullfighter

contiguous

sharing a common border; touching.

tumultuous

making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.

Subterfuge

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goa

Obtuseness

The quality of being slow to understand or insensitive

Pompously

to behave or speak in an exaggerated, self-important, and arrogant way, often with a display of excessive dignity or a high-sounding style.

Optometrist

A person who practices optometry

Optometry is the practice or profession of examining the eyes for visual defects and prescribing contact lenses.

Restorative

having the ability to restore health, strength, or a feeling of well-being

Paunch

a large or protruding abdomen or stomach

Inordinately

disproportionately excessive or unrestrained

Adornment

Something that decorates, with the intent of enhancing beauty or status

Inveigle

persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery

Petulantly

acting in a way that shows sudden, impatient irritation, especially over a minor annoyance, similar to a childish and sulky temper

Concomitant

Something that will stick with or accompany you

Louse

A slang term which means to ruin or mess something up.

extricate

Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.

miniscule

Extremely small; tiny.