Vocabulary Flashcards: Veranda to Mangle for Independent Learners

veranda

a porch along the outside of a building

masquerade

************* someone or something that you are not

coherent

marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts

materialize

come into being; become reality

saunter

walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

innate

inborn or existing naturally

verboten

forbidden or prohibited

insubstantial

lacking material form

installment

a payment of part of a debt

oppressive

marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

hedge

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing

careen

move at high speed and in an uncontrolled way

uncanny

surpassing the ordinary or normal

wayward

difficult to manage or keep in order

tumbler

a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem

lucrative

producing a sizeable profit

tinny

thin, metallic, and displeasing in sound

astringent

acidic or bitter in taste or smell

specter

a mental representation of some haunting experience

cliche

an unoriginal or predictable theme, situation, or person

obscure

not clearly understood or expressed

vagary

an unexpected and inexplicable change in something

inconsistent

displaying a lack of regularity

threshold

the entrance for passing through a room or building

posse

an informal group of friends

modest

following standards of propriety in conduct or appearance

intently

with strained or eager attention

warily

in a manner marked by keen caution and watchful prudence

ire

anger; irritability

mangle

alter so as to make unrecognizable