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Lesson 10 WAI Blue
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Authentic | not false or copied; genuine; real: |
| Averse | opposed, repulsed |
| Bane | person or thing that ruins or spoils |
| Caustic | extremely critical or sarcastic (in a negative way) |
| Consort | husband or wife or companion |
| Consummate | complete or perfect; supremely skilled; superb |
| Derision | ridicule; mockery: |
| Fervent | enthusiastic, great intensity, glowing |
| Glean | to gather leftover grains, gradually gather. |
| flaunt | . to parade ordisplay ostentatiously/ boldly |
| wayward (adj) | contrary, rebellious |
| offset (v) | to counterbalance, compensate |
| perverse (adj) | offensive, against guidance or discipline |
| ponderous (adj) | heavy, deep, weighted down |
| portray (v) | to represent something through art/ writing |
| preposterous (adj) | absurd, incongruous |
| resort (v) | opt for a different recourse |
| rudiments (n) | basic stages of an activity |
| solace (n) | comfort, consolation |
| staid (adj) | sedate, steady, confident |