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TKAM Vocab
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| kudzu | a quick growing vine |
| prowess | superior ability or skill |
| ramshackle | loose or rickety |
| vigil | wakefulness maintained during sleeping hours |
| aberration | a deviation from something normal |
| flue | channel in chimney |
| plaited | braided |
| taffeta | a lustrous stiff fabric used in womens dress |
| ambrosia | dessert made of fruits, nuts, coconut |
| croon | to sing in a low gentle voice |
| indicative | showing or pointing out, signifying |
| ingenuous | simple, innocent |
| invective | vehement or violent denunciation, censure |
| obstreperous | noisy and unruly |
| trosseau | all the new clothes a bride brings to a marriage |
| alist | tilted to one side |
| apoplexy | a condition of paralysis, stroke |
| interdict | prohibition, restraint |
| palliate | to lesson pain |
| passe | old fashioned |