Unit 7 vocab words
Order by
12 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 beleaguer | to surround (as with troops) so as to prevent escape; to harass, to beset. |
| bizarre | strikingly unconventional or peculiar as to taste, style, or appearance. |
| bulwark | -a defensive wall or fortification; any safeguard or defense. -to fortify with a bulwark; to protect. |
| cabal | a small group of highly placed people united for a secret and often sinister purpose; the plots of such a group. |
| caricature | a picture or description in which the characteristic features of the original are exaggerated or distorted so as to produce an absurd effect. |
| fiasco | a complete and often ridiculous failure. |
| garnished | added to for decoration or interest. |
| mien | the air,bearing, or manner of a person, as showing character or mood. |
| mountebank | a roving hawker of quack medicines who mounted a bench and appealed to his audience by telling jokes, stories, and tricks; any charlatan or trickster. |
| rudiments | basic principles first learned about a subject. |
| slovenly | careless or negligent in habits, dress, appearance, or work; untidy. |
| whimsical | characterized by erratic behavior or unpredictability; odd, freakish. |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.