Monday, March 15, 2010

Vocab: March 15

1) Bourgeoisie: the social class between the lower and upper classes

2) Proletariat: a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

3) Stop-loss: a 2008 American drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce

4) Elucidate: make clear and (more) comprehensible

5) Elusive: difficult to describe, difficult to catch

6) Profligate: a dissolute man in fashionable society

7) Chasm: a deep opening in the earth's surface

8) Fulminate: criticize severely

9) Ostentatious: intended to attract notice and impress others

10) Obfuscate: make obscure or unclear

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