Tarzan Flashcards
The use of skill to create or bring about something; especially with a consequent effect of artificiality
Contrivance
A person or thing from which a person, plant or animal originates; ancestor
Progenitor
Living in trees
Arboreal
Awkward or clumsy
Ungainly
Reconnaissance; make a military observation of a region
Reconnoiter
Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity
Temerity
Annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated
Chagrin
Burdensome; involving a great deal of effort trouble or difficulty
Onerous
Homeless, neglected or abandoned person especially a child
Waif
Hot and humid
Suggesting or expressing a passionate or strong sexual nature or attraction
Sultry
A persons face or facial expression
Support or approval
Countenance
Relating to or affecting apes or monkeys
Simian
Harden; accustom to something especially unpleasant
Inured/Enured
Relating to the Styx river; dark
Stygian
Recuperation; gradual recovery after injury or illness
Convalescence
Ancient; instinctive -existing at or from the beginning of time
Primordial