Vocabulary Workshop 10 Flashcards
bellow
v. to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar
n. a loud angry roar
BEL low
beneficiary
n. one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like
ben e FIC I ary
botch
v. to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of
n. a hopelessly bungled job
clutter
v. to fill or cover in a disorderly way
n. a state of disorder, mess
CLUT ter
dilapidated
adj. falling apart or ruined, run-down
di LAP i dat ed
dismantle
v. to take apart; to strip of something
dis MAN tle
farce
n. a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far- fetched humor; a ridiculous sham
futile
adj. not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous
FUT ile
grueling
adj. very tiring, calling for extreme effort
GRUEL ing
hospitable
adj. offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange
hos PIT a ble
lair
n. the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout
lavish
adj. overly generous, extravagant, abundant;
v. to spend or give freely or without limit
LAV ish
morbid
adj. in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome
MOR bid
notorious
adj. widely known because of bad conduct
no TOR I ous
pamper
v. to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward
PAM per
parasite
n. an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person
PAR a site
shirk
v. to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink
surplus
n. an amount beyond what is required, excess
adj. more than what is needed or expected
SUR plus
timidity
n. the state of being easily frightened
ti MID it y
veto
n. the power to forbid or prevent
v. to prohibit, reject
VE to
