Lesson 9
adj. actual; real; capable of being perceived by the senses
tangible
v. to prevent from doing or happening
deter
v. to gather things together, usually for pleasure or profit
amass
n. a young bird just ready to fly; an inexperienced person
adj. young and inexperienced
fledgling
n. a person who lives a secluded, solitary life
recluse
n. an inoffensive term substituted for an offensive term
euphemism
adj. nervously excitable
skittish
adj. of, near, or related to the outer edge or boundary
peripheral
v. to feel or to express sorrow; to sympathize
commiserate
adj. extravagant and abundant; excessively generous
v. to give generously and extravagantly
lavish
occult
n. a showy or false display of courage
bravado
v. to move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion
undulate
n. a collection of animals on display
menagerie
n. a great quantity or amount; an abundance
profusion