Vocabulary 9/12/13 Flashcards
To lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion.
Careen
A person who is too sick or weak to care for himself
Invalid
Absolutely trustworthy or sure.
Infallible
Exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky.
Precarious
Bewildered or confused.
Lost in thought; preoccupied.
Bemused
To occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb.
Engrossed
A feeling of anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion.
Consternation
To skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
Gambol
To prevent from happening, or to make impossible.
Preclude
Exemption from punishment or unpleasant consequences; immunity from detrimental effects.
Impunity
Gear, equipment; personal belongings.
Paraphernalia
Moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance; irritable.
Petulant
Performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial. Lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent.
Perfunctory
A mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one. A mean cowardly person.
Cur
A firmly or stubbornly adhering to one’s purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument. Not changing sides.
Obstinate
