Vocab and Grammar quiz 1/8/26

Nimble

adjective, quick or light in movement or action

Protuberant

adjective, bulging out beyond surrounding surface, projecting, swelling out of surface

Tenure

noun, the holding or possessing of something, the period of time holding it, (tenure in an office). Status granted to an employee indicating that person’s employment is permanent

Menagerie

noun, a collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition, a place where animals are housed, any varied or unusual group

wallow

verb. of animals: to roll or lie relaxed in mud or water especially to keep cool or avoid insects or spread scent. of humans: to indulge in an unrestrained way (something that creates pleasurable or unpleasant sensation)

Splay

verb (splayed - adjective), to spread out, extend, or expand

vernacular

noun, the native speech or language of a place; the language or vocabulary peculiar to a class or profession; the plain variety of language in everyday use by ordinary people; any medium or mode of expression that reflects popular taste or local styles.

contempt

noun, the feeling with which a person regards
anything as worthless; disdain; scorn.

Legal: willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or orders of a court contempt of court or legislative body; an act showing such disrespect; Aka to be “in contempt of court”

attrition