Carnie - Week 5 Vocab

Germane

relevant, related

Gibe

jeer, taunt; a mocking remark

Inimitable

matchless or unique; impossible to copy

Itinerant

journeying, traveling

Mellifluous

sweet-sounding; pleasant to hear

Pugnacious

Quarrelsome and aggressive; quick to fight

Aficionado

enthusiast

Cede

give up

Debase

corrupt; degrade

Foment

stir up; start something undesirable

Forbearance

patience

Jocose

humorous, playful

Vex

annoy or irritate; frustrate

Burgeon

develop; grow rapidly

Distend

swell; become larger or rounder

To pull up stakes

to quit a place

To raise cain

to cause trouble, to make a fuss

To leave no stone unturned

to try one’s best, to make every effort

Tongue in one’s cheek

not to be sincere

ap-, ar-

to, toward

cred

believe

cycle

turn, wheel

-ed

action completed

-ee

person