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SAT Cartoon Vocabulary Lesson #5. Cower – to cringe in fear, shrink away. The cowering cow could never stand the sight of her own milk. Gossamer – delicate cobwebs, sheer, gauzy. The spider’s gossamer web captured unhappy customers. Irascible – irritable, easily angered.
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Cower – to cringe in fear, shrink away The cowering cow could never stand the sight of her own milk.
Gossamer – delicate cobwebs, sheer, gauzy The spider’s gossamer web captured unhappy customers.
Irascible – irritable, easily angered The irascible Masked Marvel wrestles bulls on Saturday nights.
Giddy – light headed, dizzy, frivolous The cowboys get a little giddy when they come to the city.
Chronic – continuous His hiccups were chronic causing his hospitalization.
Endure – to carry through despite difficulty Cowboys endure a lot of manure.
Harrowing – disturbing, frightening Meeting a shark was a harrowing experience for the hare rowing.
Aptitude – capacity for learning, natural ability Birds have an aptitude for altitude.
Laconic – brief, using few words Grandma was laconic when it came time for the puppy to take the tonic.