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cartoon vocab U1-5
Units 1-5 English 1 Honors
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| natural ability | aptitude |
| continuous | chronic |
| something delicate | gossamer |
| using few words | laconic |
| easily angered | irascible |
| to cringe in fear | cower |
| wait in line | queue |
| dizzy, light-headed | giddy |
| put up with hardships | endure |
| disturbing, frightening | harrowing |
| to infuriate | enrage |
| small opening | cranny |
| distance around | girth |
| propelling force | propulsive |
| the study of projectiles | ballistics |
| listless, weariness | lassitude |
| crooked, awry | askew |
| mood, atmosphere | ambiance |
| style of art | cubism |
| close associates | coterie |
| occuring at a good time | opportune |
| hard, tiresome | arduous |
| surroundings | milieau |
| impractical | quixotic |
| to surround, harass | beleaguer |
| overly dramatic | histrionic |
| melodious, soothing | dulcet |
| recalling the past | reminisce |
| pertaining to a pig | porcine |
| short, heavy club | bludgeon |
| interfere with | impede |
| cutting, sharp | trenchant |
| list of names | roster |
| arouse to action | incite |
| separate into parts | asunder |
| to refrain from | forbear |
| to rub away | efface |
| to put off | procrastinate |
| wandering, move | migratory |
| elude or avoid | evade |
| reserved in manner | aloof |
| harsh sounds | cacophony |
| personal property | chattel |
| unadorned, stern | austere |
| to remove | expunge |
| relating to the brain | cerebral |
| express sorrow | lament |
| an expert in taste | connoisseur |
| not appropriate | incongruous |
| principal defense | bulwark |