5th box -Flashcards

(n.) an expression of sympathy in sorrow (Brian lamely offered his condolences on the loss of his sister's roommate's cat.)

(v.) to swell out (Years of drinking beer caused his stomach to distend.)

(adj.) obscure, secret, known only by a few (The professor is an expert in arcane Lithuanian literature.)

(adj.) lithe, serpentine (With the sinuous movements of her arms, the dancer mimicked the motion of a snake.)