Exercise 13 and 14 Flashcards
solicitude
the quality of caring about other people’s comfort and feelings, consideration
sordid
filthy, dirty
spurcious
false, specious
tenacity
determination, persistence
skinflint
a miser, a person who spends as little money as possible
tortuous
full of twists and turns
turpitude
the quality of being evil
tyrant
a cruel and oppressive ruler
veil
to cover, to hide
yearn
to wish strongly
swerve
to deviate, change or cause to change direction abruptly
personable
pleasing in personality
felon
a criminal
smoulder
to burn slowly with smoke but no flame
zephyr
a soft breeze
impending
imminent, about to happen.
coy
shy and modest
gorge
to eat greedily
trudge
to walk heavily, to toil, walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions
cozen
to cheat, to fraud
