Thursday, October 11, 2012

Vocabulary List Four


Supine – lying on the back; face or front upward, adjective

Jetsam – goods cast overboard deliberately as to lighten a vessel, noun

Mottle – to mark or diversify with sports or blotches of a different color or shade, verb

Assail – to attack vigorously or violently; assault, verb

Quaff - to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment, verb

Estrange - to remove to or keep at a distance, verb

Disconcert - to disturb the self-possession of; perturb, unsettle, verb

Espouse – to make one's own; adopt or embrace, verb

Reproach – to find a fault with a person group, etc.; blame, verb

Lambaste – to beat or whip severely, verb

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