The Man Who Walked on the Moon Flashcards
What does the word reticence mean?
Showing restraint, reservation, and control
What word means showing restraint, reservation, and control?
Reticence
What does the word commiserated mean?
To feel sympathy for
What word means to feel sympathy for?
Commiserated
What does the word berthed mean?
To anchor a ship
What word means to anchor a ship?
Berthed
What does the word pretence mean?
The act or state of pretending
What word means the act or state of pretending?
Pretence
What does the word oblivion mean?
The state of being forgotten or no longer remembered
What word means the state of being forgotten or no longer remembered?
Oblivion
What does the word derided mean?
To laugh at
What word means to laugh at?
Derided
What does the word perfunctory mean?
Done out of routine
What word means done out of routine?
Perfunctory
What does the word touts mean?
A person who buys tickets, usually lottery, and resells them at a profit
What word means a person who buys tickets, usually lottery, and resells them at a profit?
Touts
What does the word subterfuge mean?
Deception or trickery
What word means deception or trickery?
Subterfuge
What does the word menagerie mean?
A place where animals are kept in order to be exhibited to the public
What word means a place where animals are kept in order to be exhibited to the public?
Menagerie
What does the word spinsters mean?
An unmarried woman
What word means an unmarried woman?
Spinsters
What does the word moribund mean?
Decaying, nearing death
What word means decaying, nearing death?
Moribund
What does the word rancour mean?
Bitter anger
What word means bitter anger?
Rancour
