Carnie - Week 2 Vocab (2nd Semester)

abscond

to depart hurriedly and secretly, to flee, escape

acetous

vinegary, sour tasting

alacrity

eagerness, readiness, willingness

comport

to behave, conduct, to agree, correspond

cursory

superficial, hasty

denizen

an inhabitant, resident

desiccate

to dry up, dry thoroughly

egress

exit, departure

impecunious

penniless, indigent, needy

lachrymose

tearful, weepy; melancholy, mournful

maladroit

awkward;clumsy; tactless, inept

malediction

a curse, slander

medicant

a beggar

salutary

wholesome, healthful, salubrious, remedial

umbrage

offense, resentment, annoyance

to kill the goose that lay the golden egg

to spoil a good deal

carrying coals to newcastle

waste of time (since Newcastle had a great deal of coal)

an axe to grind

to pursue a selfish aim

throw the hat in the ring

to run for political office

in-

not; in

inter-

among, between

numer

numeral

-ically

of or relating to