Vocabulary List #24 Flashcards
1
Q
To cause increasing poisoning, irritation, or bitterness; to rankle.
A
Fester
2
Q
Shy or modest; reserved.
A
Demure
3
Q
To branch out in different directions; to turn aside from a path or course.
A
Diverge
4
Q
Puzzled; full of doubt; full of uncertainty.
A
Perplexed
5
Q
Crowding upon; crowding into; crowding together.
A
Thronging
6
Q
Without being asked; uninvited; unasked.
A
Unbidden
7
Q
Threatening harm; ominous.
A
Sinister
8
Q
To deprive of something by deception or fraud; to cheat.
A
Defraud
9
Q
To encircle or adorn with; to move or extend in circles or spirals.
A
Wreath
10
Q
To twist so as to distort; to twist from or as if from pain or struggling.
A
Writhe
