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Vocab 12
libertine n one who acts without moral restraint, a dissolute person She left her immoral life of being a libertine and dance-hall performer and went to work as a sister of mercy.
loquacious adj extremely talkative and wordy Lulu, the loquacious raconteur, would talk on and on and on about the most inconsequential events of her day.
machination n a
crafty scheme or cunning design for the accomplishment of a sinister purpose The
evil machinations of the rebels were all part of a plot to blow up Parliament
with the King in attendance.
melee n a wild and unrestrained free-for-all, a fight Two dozen women were fighting at the Blue-Light-Special counter, but the manager leaped into the melee and tried to separate them.
milieu n a social or cultural environment, a setting Placido Pavarotti, the famous opera star, did not feel that the country-western jamboree was his proper milieu.
mundane adj Relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces; ordinary I would love to focus on literature and poetry exclusively, but I am distracted by more mundane tasks such as taking out the garbage and cleaning the oven.
noxious
adj evil-smelling
and dangerous Pouring from the paint factory fire were thick dark clouds of
noxious smoke, and the entire city had to be evacuated.
peccadillo n a small sin or fault Though Cynthia wasn't happy about Leroy's little peccadillo in which he flirted with the waitress, she forgave him if he promised not to do it anymore.
quixotic adj foolishly impractical and idealistic, from the main character of Don Quixote, the novel by Cervantes Moonpeace Wildflower, the erstwhile hippy, still has the quixotic notion that by handing out daisies to National Guard troops she can bring peace and harmony to the world.
truculent
adj Disposed
to or exhibiting violence or destructiveness; fierce General Nasty's
truculent behavior toward his men suggested that he was more interested in
keeping them fearful and intimidated than in maintaining loyalty and respect.