English Vocab Ch 9 10 11
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- bilk
- to cheat or swindle,to thwart
- homily
- a sermon
- demise
- death;a ceasing to exist
- emit
- to send out;to give forth, as in sound or light
- decadence
- moral deterioration
- aghast
- feeling great dismay or horror
- granary
- storehouse for grain
- choleric
- easily angered
- impede
- to hinder, obstruct
- qualm
- a feeling of uneasiness
- lampoon
- a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone
- narcissistic
- conceited; having excessive self pride or admiration
- eradicate
- to wipe out, destroy
- fabricate
- to concoct to make up a story in order to decieve
- ghastly
- horrible, frightful
- falliable
- capable of error
- blatant
- obvious;too conspicuous
- dawdle
- to waste time
- affiliate
- an associate, partner
- fawn
- to act slavishly submissive
- calumny
- a false and malicious accusation
- berate
- to scold or rebuke severely and at length
- minion
- fawning, servile follower
- desolate
- lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren
- bane
- the cause of ruin harm, ditress, or death
- pacify
- to calm down
- garble
- to mix up or distort
- prevaricate
- to lie
- flich
- to steal
- neophyte
- a beginner
- flagrant
- glaringly bad; outrageous
- patrician
- arisocrat
- emissary
- one sent on a special mission to represent others
- kindred
- having similar origin, nature, or character
- fracas
- a loud quarrel or fight
- lacerate
- to tear flesh jaggedly
- futile
- useless; pointless
- immaculate
- spotless, perfect
- gait
- manner of walking
- carp
- to complain or to find fault ina petty or nagging way
- query
- to ask or inquire
- queue
- a line of people or vehicles
- nefarious
- very wicked..notorious
- genesis
- beggining; origin
- facade
- a deceptive outward appearance