Unit 8 Flashcards
1
Q
arrears
A
unpaid or overdue debts an unfinished duty
2
Q
cascade
A
a steep narrow waterfall something falling or rushing forth in quantity to flow downward like a waterfall
3
Q
crotchety
A
cranky ill tempered full of odd whims
4
Q
impassable
A
blocked so nothing can get through
5
Q
manacle
A
a handcuff anything that chains or confines to chain or restrain
6
Q
martial
A
warlike fond of fighting relating to war the army or military life
7
Q
partition
A
something that divides the act of dividing something into parts or sections
8
Q
perishable
A
likely to spoil or decay
9
Q
sinister
A
appearing evil dangerous threatening evil or harm
10
Q
taut
A
tightly drawn tense neat in good order
