Week 2 Flashcards
1
Q
a reaction that is quick and violent
A
kickback
2
Q
a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others
A
laggard
3
Q
great embarrassment and shame
A
mortification
4
Q
an inexperienced newcomer to a particular activity
A
newbie
5
Q
render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
A
obfuscate
6
Q
an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
A
parody
7
Q
an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation
A
quagmire
8
Q
making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
A
raucous
9
Q
having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement, shrewd
A
sagacious
10
Q
a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history
A
tabluau
