Vocab 12 And 13 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Appalling
Link:falling
Adj, feels I with dismay
Bulwark
Link:bulls work
Noun…..barricade,defensive wall
Astute
Link:suit
Adj, clever,smart
Austere
Link:steer
Simple,plain, without excess,unadomed,adj
Cacophony
Link:cough
Harsh sounds
Noun
Criterion
Link:librarian
Basis for judgement , standard or rule by which something can be judged
Noun
Commodious
Link:commode
Capacious,spacious,roomy
Adj
Caucus
Link:cactus
A political meeting
Noun
Dearth
Link :earth
lack, short of something
Noun
Grandiloquent
Link: grand elephant
Being big and flashy to impress people
Adj
Incongruous
Link:congress
Not the same, not fitting in
Adj
Lassitude
Link:lazy dude
A condition of weariness :fatigue
Noun
Claimant
Link: claim ant
Noun , someone making a claim
Cloister
Link:oyster
Secluded place, peaceful place
Noun
Archaic
Link: cake
Ancient ,outdated ,belonging to an earlier
Adj
Defamed
Link: rename
Ruin someone’s good name, slander, libel , take away a good name
Verb
Girth
LinK:birth
The distance around something , circumference
Noun
Idiosyncrasy
Link:sink crazy
A unique trait or habit that is unique about ya
Noun
Lieu
Link:brew
Instead of
Noun
Feigned
Link:insane
To fake
Verb
Engulf
Link:gulf
To Surround
Verb
Infamy
Link:family
Evil reputation
Noun
Irascible
Link:wrestle bulls
Easily angered , irritable
Adj
Masticate
Link: mast ate
To chew
Verb