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Cartoon Vocabulary (List 5)

1. gullible (adjective) easily cheated or fooled
(GUL ih bul)
Link: GULL

2. mawkish (adjective) excessively and objectionably sentimental
(MAW kish)
Link: MA’S KISS

3. raffish (adjective) cheaply vulgar in appearance or nature; tawdry
(RAF ish)
Link: FISH

4. continuum (noun) a continuous whole without clear division into parts
(kun TIN yoo um)
Link: CONTINUE

5. travail (noun) strenuous physical or mental labor or effort
(tre VAYL)
Link: TRAIL

6. intrepid (adjective) fearless; bold
(in TREP id)
Link: TRIP ED

7. languid (adjective) lacking energy; weak; showing little interest
(LANG gwid)
Link: SQUID

8. exodus (noun) a mass departure
(EK suh dus)
Link: EXIT BUS

9. influx (noun) a mass arrival or incoming; a continuous coming
(IN fluks)
Link: TRUCKS

10. abash ( verb) to make ashamed or uneasy
(ah BASH)
Link: CASH

Extra 5 words: ellipse, embargo, enthusiastic, exponent, exult