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serecrt Garden vocab
Chapter 7-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does dialects mean? | A form of language, peculiar to the members of a group. |
| What does trifle mean? | Something that has little or no importance |
| What does homely mean? | When something is un-attractive |
| What does pert mean? | When someone is amusingly bold, or smart |
| What does surly mean? | When someone is rude and unfriendly |
| What does coaxed mean? | To persuade someone gently |
| What does languid mean? | Lack of spirit and energy |
| What does tuppence mean? | 2 pennies regarded as a monetary unit |
| What does mystified mean? | To make something unclear and unable to understand |
| What does heathen mean? | a term that deliberately insults someone about their way of life |
| What does spade mean? | A digging tool that helps with removing things |
| What does shillings mean? | Any of various former U.K coins worth one twentieth of a pound |
| What does obliged mean? | to bind someone morally or legally |
| What does sarcastic mean? | expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds |
| What does rheumatics mean? | Pains caused by rheumatism |
| What does pheasant mean? | A large, male bird |
| What does obstinate mean? | determined not to agree, opinion |
| What does imperious | arrogant, domineering |
| What does exultantly mean? | When you are joyful, and triumphant |