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english 2 voc.words
english vocab words...pg. 539
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| introduding in a sneaking way | encroaching |
| in a teasing way | tantalizingly |
| sneaky | furtive |
| threatening | menacing |
| passionate | ardent |
| light, thin, and filmy | gassamer |
| absurd | prewposterous |
| produced | engendered |
| unlikely to happen | improbably |
| gave out; radiated | irradiated |
| hung about; lingered | loitered |
| trying; attempting | endeavoring |
| in a threating way | ominously |
| jostled; knocked about | buffeted |
| unable to be satisfied | insatiable |
| sign fortelling a future event, either good or evil | omen |
| rude; impolite | impertinent |
| urges on; stirs up. | instigates |
| reduce in value. | depreciate |
| waterfall | cascade |
| pure or clean in style; not ornate. | chaste |
| attractive in a cheap, flashy way. | meretricious |
| ruins | ravages |
| tactful; respectful | discreet |