LA Vocabulary #9


Cartoon Vocabulary (List 9)

1. skullduggery (noun) trickery; underhandedness
(skul DUG uh ree)
Link: SKULL DUG

2. ancillary (adjective) helping; providing assistance; subordinate
(AN sih ler ee)
Link: CELERY

3. sedentary (adjective) characterized by or requiring much sitting;
(SED en ter ee) accustomed to little exercise
Link: SIT AND STARE

4. cursory (adjective) rapid and superficial; performed with haste
(KUR suh ree) and scant attention to detail
Link: CURSE

5. predatory (adjective) victimizing or destroying others for one’s own
(PRED ah tor ee) gain; pillaging
Link: BREAD STORY

6. symmetry (noun) exact correspondence of form on opposite sides
(SIM i tree) of a dividing line
Link: CEMETERY

7. tawdry (adjective) gaudy and cheap in appearance or nature
(TAW dree)
Link: AUDREY

8. ambulatory (adjective) of or for walking; capable of walking
(AM byu lah tor ee)
Link: AMBULANCE

9. idolatry (noun) blind or excessive devotion to something
(ai DOLL ah tree)
Link: DOLL TREE

10. pecuniary (adjective) consisting of or relating to money
(pi KYOO nee er ee)
Link: PECULIAR DAIRY

Extra 5 words: jovial, kilometer, labyrinth, laconic, lichen