Vocabulary Flashcards
(41 cards)
Scullery
Room where pans are washed and vegetables prepared for cooking
Mane
“Crinière”
Hair that grows on the top of a horse’s neck or around the face of a lion
Mare
Adult female horse
Linseed
Plant grown for its seeds which are used to make oil
Knoll
Small and round hill
Flung (to fling)
To throw something or someone suddenly with a lot of force
Tiptoe
On your toes with the heel of the foot lifted off the ground
Heap
Mass of things or untidy pile
Hay
Grass that is dried and used as animal food
Obstinate
Unreasonably determined to act in a particular way despite what others say
Cryptic
Mysterious and difficult to understand
Tractable
Easily dealt with, controlled
Irrepressible
Full of energy, impossible to stop
Ignominious
Embarassing because of being a complete failure
Posthumously
Happening after a person’s death
Blithe
Happy and without worry
Pretext
Pretented reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason
Eloquence
Giving a clear, strong message
Sordid
Dirty and unpleasant
Manifestly
Very obviously
Articulate
Able to express thoughts and feelings easily and clearly
Factions
A group in a larger group, that has different ideas from the main group
Disinter
To dig up a dead body from the ground
Laborious
Needing a lot of time and efforts