"Iknow" English

I just enrolled in the "Erudite Vocabulary" course offered by http://iknow.co.jp. I loved it. Here are some interesting words

niggle - Complain constantly
fleer - Smirk or sneer
adumbrate - outline 
kvetch - complain
defalcate - embezzle

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