This site is 100% ad supported. Please add an exception to adblock for this site.

vocab 14

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
moirai
n.pl. individual destinies
deity
n. god
pompadour
n, a hair style that is raised up in the front
macabre
adj. gruesome, grim, ghastly; pertaining to or representing death
diffident
adj. lacking confidnece in oneself
drayman
n. the driver of a dray -- a strong cart for carrying heavy loads
insurgent
n. or adj. a rebel
prolific
adj. characterized by abundant productivity
restive
adj. restless
arabesque
n. an elaborate design - a form of ornamentation in art and music
jaundiced
adj. distorted or prejudiced as with envy or resentment
fastidious
adj. excessively critical or demanding; characterized by excessive care
gelid
adj. icy very cold
genuflect
v. to bend the knee in reverence or worship
misanthrope
n. hater of mankind
threnody
n a song, speech, poem, or lamentation esp. for hte dead
strophe
n. the part of an ancient Greek Chorual ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left ( used in plays of sophocles and other dramatics)
abatement
n. the state of being decreased or diminished
satiety
n. the state of being satisfied fully
bilious
adj. extremely unpleasant or distasteful; relating to bile or an excess secretion of bile
sloven
adj. or n. careless or slipshod
mulatto
n. a person who's racial ancestry is mixed negro and caucasian
ameliorate
v. to improve
solicitous
adj. concerned or anxious
archipelago
n. an island group
epiphany
n. the sudden manifestatoin or perception of the essential nature of something

Deck Info

26

permalink