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Week 10
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affable | friendly, cordial, pleasant and easy to talk to; showing friendliness |
| Bolster | a long, narrow pillow; anything used as a support, to prop up, support or reinforce |
| Reciprocate | to give, or take in return, to move with a backward-forward motion |
| Expletive | an oath or exclamation, usually profane; a word with no meaning of its own, used to complete the pattern of a phrase or sentence |
| Idiomatic | characteristic of a particular language |
| Intangible | not capable of being touched; not material; vague or not easily defined |
| Subterfuge | a trick, excuse, or deception used to escape something unpleasant |
| Wistful | full of longing; yearning; wishful |
| Furor | frenzied anger, rage; a public uproar or outburst of indignation; great enthusiasm for |
| Tawdry | gaudy, showy and cheap |