vocab
what is an adage?
(n.)a proverb ,wise saying
One way to begin an informal speech or oral report is to quote an old adage.
what is avowed?
(adj. part) declared openly and without shame acknowledge
the governor was an avowed supporter of the plan to aid public libraries throughout the state.
what is audacious?
(adj.)bold adventures recklessly daring
what is peruse?
(v.) to read throughly and carefully.
what is jurisdiction?
(n.) an area of authority or control the right to administer justice
what is churlish?
(adj.) lacing politeness or good manners lacking sensitivity difficult to work with or deal with rude
the store manger instructed all the salesclerk to avoid churlish replies to costumers' questions.
what is frugal/
(adj.) economical avoiding waste and luxury scanty poor meager
at home we usually prepare frugal but nourishing and delicious meals.
what is incapacitate
(v.) to deprive of strength or ability to make legally intelligible
what is qualm?
(n.) a pang of conscience uneasiness misgiving or doubt a felling of faintness or nausea
(adj.) highly changeable readily fickle tending ti become violent or explosive changing readily form liquid to gaseous state
what is discordant?
(adj.)disagreeable in sound jarring lacking in harmony
their little spat struck a discordant note in our family get together.
what is gingerly?
(adj. adv) with extreme care or caution
what is skittish
(adj.)extremely nervous and easily frightened shy or timid ...
what is sustain?
(v.) to support nourish keep up to suffer undergo to bear up under withstand to affirm the validity of
what is aloof?
(adj.) withdrawn standing apart form others by choice
what is laggard?
(n.) a person who moves slowly or falls behind(adj.) falling behind slow to move act or respond.
tour guides often have the urge laggard to keep up with the rest of the group.
what is oblique?
(adj)slanting or sloping not straightforward or direct
what is vie?
(v.)to compete to strive for victory or superiority
what is cower?
(v.) to crouch or shrink away fear or shame
what is bask?
(v.) to be in or expose oneself to pleasant warmth ti take pleasure in or derive enjoyment
what is preclude?
(v.) to make impossible prevent shut out
three wrong answers will preclude any contestant from entering the quiz's final round.
(v.)to regard with reverence look up to with great respect
what is frivolous?
(v.)to bring together for service or battle to gather or summon to amount to comprise include (n.)a list of military personnel a gathering accumulation
what is facetious?
(adj.)humorous not ment seriously
what is genial?
(adj.)cordial pleasantly cheerful or warm