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Okay For Now Vocab 5
SkinFlint
a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means
Miser
a person who spends as little money as possible; a miser
Tightwad
nouncheapskate.
The skinflint refused to spend money, even on things that are necessary.
Timex
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Timex got its start in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1854, making high-quality clocks and pocket watches
Like Timex, he takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
Thunderstorm Initiation Mobile Experiment (US NOAA
Noun
Lyndon B johnson
“He got the idea from Lyndon Baines Johnson, who had three TVs so he could watch the news and political news coverage,
Lyndon Baines Johnson became America's thirty-sixth president suddenly
Noun
Johnson laid out his vision of a country with vast resources and knowledge that would “have the wisdom to use that wealth to enrich and elevate our national life
Instigator
a person who causes something to happen, especially something bad
a person or thing that provokes or incites an action or course
Noun
"Men's health self-help is both an instigator and a product of this ideology."
Rendezvous
meet at an agreed time and place.
to meet or come together at a particular time and place
intransitive verb
I had almost decided to keep my rendezvous with Tony.
Dreamsicle
A mix drink consisting of one and a half ounces of Bailey's Irish Cream and three and a half ounces of orange juice served in a lowball glass
combine the two and serve. Submitted
Noun
Yellow Shank
Nasal groove long and narrow
the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle in humans or the corresponding part in various other vertebrates
Noun
Roger Maris
a US baseball player who played for the New York Yankees team and is famous for hitting 61 home runs in 1961, which broke the record of Babe Ruth. Exercises
He finished third in the MVP ballot (behind Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris
Noun
Orchids
a plant with complex flowers that are often showy or bizarrely shaped,
especially as epiphytes in tropical forests,
Noun
While waiting, he noticed the orchid had been moved.
Babe Ruth
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948
Even Babe Ruth was in the twilight of his magnificent career by 1933
Noun
Mickey Mantle
United States baseball player (1931-1997)
Serious collectors know that one of the most valuable Topps card is the 1952 Mickey Mantle card (card number 311
Noun
Mahogany
hard reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree, used for high-quality furniture
the tropical American tree that produces mahogany timber, widely harvested from the wild.
Noun
Damian appeared to be waiting for him, perched on the corner of a mahogany desk with his arms crossed