Vocabulary 10th Grade #21 Flashcards
Nincompoop
noun - a fool; a dolt; a simpleton
Fillet
noun - a thin, narrow strip of any material
Raspy
adjective - harsh; irritable
Garner
verb - to acquire by effort; to accumulate; to collect; to win
Cynic
noun - one who attributes all actions to selfish motive
adjective - cynical
adverb - cynically
Bedlam
noun - a place or condition of uproar and confusion
Pastiche
noun - composition (as in literature or music) made up of selections from different works
Curtail
verb - to shorten; to reduce
Pavilion
noun - a light structure used for entertainment or shelter; a large tent, often fancy
Aloof
adjective - removed or distant in interest; out of involvement
Finagle
verb - to obtain by trickery; to swindle; to wangle
Zeppelin
noun - a rigid, cylindrical airship, with a covered frame supported by internal gas cells
Destitute
adjective - poverty-stricken; penniless; being without
noun - destitution
Symbiotic
adjective - the cooperative living together in close association, especially in a mutually-beneficial manner, of two dissimilar organisms
Colloquial
adjective - informal in language; conversational
noun - colloquialism
adjective - colloquially
Consolidate
verb - to unite, combine, strengthen; to make solid, firmly established
noun - consolidation
Funereal
adjective - of or pertaining to a funeral; gloomy; mournful; melancholy
adverb - funereally
Emancipate
verb - to set free; to release from slavery or oppression
noun - emancipation
Exultant
adjective - rejoicing greatly; jubilant; triumphant
verb - to exult
Prelude
noun - anything serving as an introduction,
ex. an introductory section of a piece of music; an opening; a prologue; a preface; a preamble
Constituent
noun - a voter represented by an elected official; a necessary part
