Week 16 Flashcards
Fete
To celebrate a person
Fledgling
Young and inexperienced
Any new participant in some activity
Foible
A behavior attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
Grovel
To show submission or fear
Hamstrung
Made ineffective or powerless
Impermeable
Does not allow fluids to pass through
Incense
Make furious
Incumbent
Necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility
Irascible
Quickly aroused to anger
Miscreant
A person who breaks the law
Perpetuate
Cause to continue
Piquant
Having an agreeably pungent taste
Plodding
(Of movement) slow and laborious
Presumption
An assumption that is taken for granted
Presumption
Audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you here no right to
Snub
Refuse to acknowledge; reject outright and bluntly
Transitory
Lasting a very short time