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Word: gadfly

Definition: animal-biting fly; irritating person


More Vocab Words

::: enlist - (cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support)
::: bluster - blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale
::: snuffle - sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose)
::: coquette - flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.
::: zealot - one who is zealous; fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
::: incite - arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist; Ex. incite a riot/the crowd to rebellion
::: clime - climate
::: haven - place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven
::: defalcate - embezzle
::: arboreal - of or living in trees