Vocab 3,041 - 3,060 Flashcards
Plumage
– noun
1) the entire feathery covering of a bird.
Intersperse
– verb
1) to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs.
Rambunctious
– adjective
1) difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
Despicable
– adjective
1) deserving to be despised: He was a mean, despicable man, who treated his wife and children badly.
Antics
– noun / adjective
1) a ludicrous gesture, act, or posture: We are tired of his churlish antics. He has an antic disposition.
Divisive
– adjective
1) creating dissension or discord.
Congruent
– adjective
1) agreeing; accordant; congruous.
Brazen
– adjective
1) shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.
Domesticable
– adjective
1) capable of being made acceptable.
Scoundrel
– noun
1) an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
Indicative
– adjective
1) showing, signifying, or pointing out: behavior indicative of mental disorder.
Prejudicial
– adjective
1) causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
Crucible
– noun
1) a severe, searching test or trial.
Libertine
– adjective
1) free of moral, especially sexual, restraint.
Wherewithal
– noun
1) the money or other means needed for a particular purpose: the wherewithal to pay my rent.