Unit 10 vocab
What is the definition of abasement
humiliation; degradation
What is the definition of Labyrinth
A maze
Pork barrel
a law passed by a politician that really just brings money to his voters, helping him to get reelected.
Qui
one who does
contraband
anything that against toe law to buy or sell
What is the definition of Billowing
Swelling; fluttering; waving
What is the definition of Nullify
To counter; make unimportant
clumsy
ham fisted
Vit and viv
live and life
contradict
to express the opposite
What is the definition of cower
Recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from
What is the definition of plaintiff
Petitioner (in a court of law)
Pig in a poke
something that you buy without seeing or trying it first
Ast
star
A weight used to balance an opposite weight
counterbalance
What is the definition of enhance
Improve; make better or clearer
What is the definition of replete
Full
to earn enough money to make a living
bring home the bacon
bio
life and live
counterfeit
being the opposite of real; fake or artificial
What is the definition of harangue
Noisy, attacking speech
What is the definition of tangible
Can be touched
Turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse
turn something bad into something good
Path
feeling or diesease
goes against your gut feeling or common sense
counterintuitive