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Vocabulary Eng. 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mendicant | beggar |
| melancholy | despressed |
| voluptuous | curvaceous, full |
| remonstrate | to disagree and argue or complain about something |
| tenuous | not certain, definite, or strong : flimsy, weak, or uncertain |
| palpable | obvious and noticeable |
| imperious | having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of someone who gives orders and expects other people to obey them |
| commiserate | to express sadness or sympathy for someone who has experienced something unpleasant |
| bedlam | a very noisy and confused state or scene |
| accrue | to increase in value or amount gradually as time passes : to grow or build up slowly |
| allusion | a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly |