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vocab xxv.♣

January 13, 2010 / 11:41 PM

apoplexy - stroke
utilitarian - useful rather than beautiful
triviality - something of little importance
vacillating - to keep changing one's mind or opinion
misanthrope - person who generally dislikes people in general
calamity - disaster
analogies - similar in some respect
portmanteaus - suitcase that opens up into two compartments
canonical - relating to rule or principle
rupee - currency in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka