Chapter 4 Flashcards
(19 cards)
Wharf
A level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload.
Quay
A concrete, stone, or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.
Moor
Make fast (a boat) by attaching it by cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor.
Bustling
(of a place) full of activity.
Thoroughfare
A road or path forming a route between two places.
Verve
Vigor and spirit or enthusiasm.
Iconoclastic
Characterized by attack on cherished beliefs and institutions.
Frenetic
Fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.
Ingenuity
The quality of being clever, original, and inventive.
Voraciously
With extreme eargerness or desire to consume a large quantity.
Delectation
pleasure and delight.
Militate
(of a fact or circumstance) be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing.
Ineradicable
Unable to be destroyed or removed.
Sympathy
Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortunes.
Precocity
The state of developing abilities or traits much earlier than is typical for someone at a particular age.
Arduous
Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
Groveling
Acting obsequiously in order to obtain forgiveness or favor.
Obsequious
Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
Quagmire
1.) A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
a.) An awkward, complex, or hazardous situation.
