Unit 10 Flashcards
To make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar
bellow
a loud, angry roar
bellow
one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like
beneficiary
to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of
botch
a hopelessly bungled job
botch
to fill or cover in a disorderly way
clutter
a state of disorder, mess
clutter
falling apart or ruined, run-down
dilapidated
to take apart; to strip of something
dismantle
a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far fetched humor; a ridiculous sham
farce
not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous
futile
very tiring, calling for an extreme effort
grueling
offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange
hospitable
the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout
lair
overly generous, extravagant; abundant
lavish
to spend or give freely or without limit
lavish
in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome
morbid
widely known because of bad conduct
notorious
to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward
pamper
an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person
parasite
to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink
shirk
an amount beyond what is required, excess
surplus
more than what is needed or expected
surplus
the state of being easily frightened
timidity
the power to forbid or prevent
veto
to prohibit, reject
veto
s for bellow
yell, bawl, holler, howl
s for beneficiary
recipient, heir
s for botch
foul up, bungle, mangle
s for clutter
litter, confusion
s for dilapidated
in disrepair, deteriorated, gone to seed
s for dismantle
disassemble
s for farce
buffoonery, mockery
s for futile
fruitless, vain, ineffective
s for grueling
exhausting, punishing, taxing
s for hospitable
gracious, cordial, courteous
s for lair
nest, burrow, hideaway
s for lavish
excessive, profuse
s for morbid
depressed, unsound, “sick”
s for notorious
disgraceful, infamous, disreputable
s for pamper
coddle, cater to, indulge
s for parasite
sponger, freeloader, leech
s for shirk
duck, sidestep
s for surplus
glut, surfeit, overage
s for timidity
fearfulness, faintheartedness
s for veto
turn down, nix, forbid
a for bellow
whisper, murmur
a for clutter
order, tidiness, neatness
a for dilapidated
shipshape, trim
a for dismantle
put together, assemble, construct
a for farce
tragedy, melodrama, tearjerker
a for futile
successful, effective
a for grueling
easy, effortless
a for hospitable
unfriendly, cold, icy, chilly
a for lavish
stingy, meager, begrudge, stint, deny
a for morbid
wholesome, healthy, cheerful, blithe
a for notorious
unknown, obscure, respectable
a for pamper
abuse, maltreat, mistreat, discipline
a for shirk
fulfill, perform, shoulder, take on
a for surplus
shortage, lack, dearth, paucity
a for timidity
fearlessness, boldness, intrepidity
a for veto
approve, endorse, ratify, confirm
