Lesson 9 Flashcards
cautionary
offering or serving as a warning
constrain
to confine, inhibit, or hold back by force or necesstiy
a restriction or limitation
flotilla
a fleet of boats or small ships
gossamer
thin, sheer fabric resembling gauze
a fine, filmy substance made of strands or cobweb
as light and delicate as a cobweb
ignominious
marked by, deserving, or caused shame or disgrace
incur
to bring upon oneself something undesirable, such as a debt
liquidate
to settle the affairs of a business; to convert into cash
to get rid of; to kill or destroy
magnate
an important, often wealthy, person prominent in a large industry or business
misnomer
a name that does not fit
onerous
burdensome; oppressive
pandemonium
a state or place of great confusion or uproar
quixotic
romantic and idealistic, but impractical
tenacious
holding fast; persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual
vestige
a trace of something that once was present
zephyr
a light, gentle breeze
