Vocabulary #4 Flashcards
asinine
foolish, unintelligent, or silly
bovine
cowlike
denizen
a regular visitor, resident
fledgling
inexperienced person, young bird
fodder
readily available or of little value, cow food
hirsute
shaggy hair
leonin
resembling a lion
porcine
resembling a swine, piggish
prehensile
ability to perceive quickly, greedy, to grasp
ruminate
to chew cud, meditate, ponder
simian
pertaining to an ape or a monkey
spoor
track r trail, used to track animals
vivisection
animal experimentation action of cutting into or dissecting a living body for medical or scientific use
vixen
ill tempered or quarrelsome women
ambiance
ambiance, mood, character, quality, tone, atmospher
duplicity
deceitfulness in speech or conduct, double state or quality
anomaly
different from the common rule, odd or peculiar
attrition
reduction or ecrease
bagatelle
little value or importance
whelp
youth, offspring of an animal