Glass Mangerie Vocab Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
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Elegiac
A
Showing sorrow for something
2
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Masticating
A
Chewing
3
Q
Matriculate
A
Enroll in studies
4
Q
Nimble
A
Effortless in movement or thought
5
Q
Portieres
A
Curtains hung across a doorway
6
Q
Patronage
A
Financial support
7
Q
Vivacity
A
Liveliness, enthusiasm of
8
Q
Fiasco
A
Disaster
9
Q
Insolence
A
Boldness of disrespect
10
Q
Martyr
A
One who makes great sacrifices to advance a principal
11
Q
Listlessly
A
Without energy
12
Q
Emulating
A
Imitate
13
Q
Imminent
A
Ready to happen
14
Q
Superciliously
A
Proud in a patronizing way
15
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Imperiously
A
As if giving a command
16
Q
Beleaguered
A
Besieged, surrounded or harassed by
17
Q
Abashed
A
Astonishment embarrassed
18
Q
Tribulation
A
Suffering caused by oppression
19
Q
Tumult
A
A great agitation of feelings
20
Q
Menagerie
A
Collection