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Vocabulary List #10. English IV. 1. cacophony. (noun) A harsh jeering sound. 2. callous. (adjective) Lacking feeling, mercy, etc.; unfeeling. 3. carp. (verb) to find fault with and complain constantly; to nag or fuss. 4. gruff. (adjective) Stern; surly; hoarse; rough. 5. gullible .
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Vocabulary List #10 English IV
1. cacophony • (noun) • A harsh jeering sound
2. callous • (adjective) • Lacking feeling, mercy, etc.; unfeeling
3. carp • (verb) • to find fault with and complain constantly; to nag or fuss
4. gruff • (adjective) • Stern; surly; hoarse; rough
5. gullible • (adjective) • Easily fooled or tricked
6. haphazard • (adjective) • Lacking any definite plan or order; occurring by chance
7. heretic • (noun) • A person who holds opinions opposed to established beliefs
8. perfidy • (noun) • Treachery; a deliberate breach of faith
9. peripheral • (adjective) • Of or located on the edge
10. philistine • (adjective) • A person with views that are regarded as shallow or narrow-minded
11. succinct • (adjective) • Clearly expressed in a few words
12. sullen • (adjective) • Morose; sulky; somber or gloomy
13. tacit • (adjective) • Implied but not spoken or written
14. tactless • (adjective) • Inconsiderate of another’s feelings
15. unfathomable • (adjective) • Too difficult to understand; too deep to measure