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What does ‘menial’ mean?
Tedious and requiring little skill.
What does ‘tentative’ mean?
Not definite or permanent.
What does ‘vicarious’ mean?
Felt as if one were taking part in the experiences or feelings of another person.
What does ‘incontrovertible’ mean?
Impossible to dispute or disprove.
What does ‘petulant’ mean?
Easily annoyed; peevish.
What does ‘tantalize’ mean?
To excite by flaunting a desired thing and keeping it just out of reach; tease.
What does ‘apathy’ mean?
A lack of interest or emotion.
What does ‘forlorn’ mean?
Wretched, hopeless, and pitiful; miserable; unhappy.
What does ‘scrupulous’ mean?
- Very attentive to what is right and wrong. 2. Extremely attentive to detail; meticulous.
What does ‘fledgling’ mean?
- A young bird just ready to fly. 2. An inexperienced person.
What does ‘profusion’ mean?
A great quantity or amount; an abundance.
What does ‘undulate’ mean?
To move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion; ripple.
What does ‘didactic’ mean?
Intended to instruct or guide; educational.
What does ‘ocular’ mean?
Of or relating to the eye or the sense of sight; visual; optical.
What does ‘palatable’ mean?
- Acceptable to the taste. 2. Acceptable to the mind.
What does ‘petulant’ mean?
Easily annoyed; peevish.
What is ‘apathy’?
A lack of interest or emotion.
Define ‘forlorn’.
Wretched, hopeless, and pitiful; miserable; unhappy.
What is a ‘redling’?
An inexperienced person.
What does ‘profusion’ refer to?
A great quantity or amount; an abundance.
What does ‘undulate’ mean?
To move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion; ripple.
What is a ‘didactic’ approach?
Intended to instruct or guide; educational.
What does ‘ocular’ pertain to?
Of or relating to the eye or the sense of sight; visual; optical.
Define ‘palatable’.
- Acceptable to the taste. 2. Acceptable to the mind.