Vocab
What does "dainty" mean?
pleasing to taste
What does "scoff" mean?
to make fun of; to laugh at intentionally
What does "idiocy" mean?
lacking intelligence; idiot
What does "monotonous" mean?
lacking in variety; tediously repetitious
What does "bereavement" mean?
a state of sorrow
What is "inarticulate" mean?
incapable of talking; speechless
What does "fastidious" mean?
giving careful attention to detail
What does "chinked" mean?
a narrow opening
What does "crenellated" mean?
to indent; to notch
What does "atavism" mean?
a throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic
What does "engendered" mean?
to cause to exist; to bring forth
What does "harried" mean?
to annoy continually; to agitate
What does "genuflected" mean?
to bend at the knee or bow
What does "untethered" mean?
free; loose
What does "deterred" mean?
try to prevent in fear of consequences