Unit 10 vocab
Order by
20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bellow | to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar; a load, angry roar |
| beneficiary | one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like |
| botch | to repair or patch poorly; make a mess; hopelessly bungled up |
| clutter | to fill or cover in a disorderly way, a state of disorder, mess |
| dilapidated | Falling apart or ruined, run-down |
| dismantle | To take apart; to strip of something |
| farce | A play filled with ridiculous or abused happenings; broad or far-fetched; a ridiculous sham |
| futile | Not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous |
| grueling | Very tiring, calling for an extreme effort |
| hospitable | Offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange |
| lair | The home or den of a wild animal; any hideout |
| lavish | Overly generous, extravagant; abundant; to spend or give freely or without a limit |
| morbid | In an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome |
| notorious | Widely known because of bad conduct |
| pamper | To allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward |
| parasite | An organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person |
| shirk | To avoid of get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink |
| surplus | An amount beyond what is required, excess more than what is needed or excepted |
| timidity | The state of being easy frightened |
| veto | The power to forbid or prevent to prohibit, reject |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.