Vocabulary 8 Flashcards
Snakelike is shape or movement; winding as a snake
Serpentine
Novice, beginner
Tyro
Something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistant
Adjunct
To wheedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something they didn’t want to.
Cajole
Instead of; in place of
Lieu
To disable or disfigure, to cripple
Maim
A collection of live wild animals on exhibit
Menagerie
Roomy, able to hold much
Capacious
Often changing for no reason; not loyal or consistent
Fickle
To send or give out; to express, utter; to put in circulation as money
Emit
Sense of injury or insult; to take offense, displeasure
Umbrage
Extreme hatred, loathing; something despised.
Abominate
To generate pus; to become a source of resentment or irritation.
Fester
To argue vehemently, a heated quarrel
Altercation