English 9B unit 7B

preying on, plundering, or piratical

syn: ravenous

• unassuming

• wallow

• predatory

• tawdry

(v) to destroy, lay waste, riom;

(n) ruinous damage, destruction

syn: devastate

• parry

• wallow

• waver

• ravage

a way of holding the body; and attitude

or position on an issue

syn: posture

• stance

• turncoat

• wallow

• menial

Unlike the water-buffalo, it does not bathe

in water or ___ in mud.

• parry

• ravage

• wallow

• waver

showy and flashy but lacking in good taste

syn: tacky

• menial

• tawdry

• predatory

• unassuming

not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest

syn: humble

• tawdry

• menial

• unassuming

• predatory

(v) to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to

overindulge in abundance; (n) a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by

animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse

syn: lie around

• waver

• wallow

• ravage

• parry

They are ___ insects, meaning they eat other

smaller insects such as mosquitoes and bees.

• tawdry

• predatory

• menial

• unassuming

to move to and fro, become unsteady;

to show lack of firmness or decision

syn: hesitate

• wallow

• ravage

• stamce

• waver

With no degree many intelligent

workers do little more than ___ jobs.

• menial

• unassuming

• pedatory

• tawardy