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Vocab #14

Terms

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archipelago
an island group
threnody
a song, speech, poem, or lamentation, esp, for the dead
jaundiced
showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste
misanthrope
hater of mankind
bilious
extremely unpleasant or distasteful; relating to bile or an excess secretion of bile
deity
god
gelid
icy, very cold
sloven
careless or slipshod
insurgent
a rebel
fastidious
excessively critical or demanding
restive
restless
mulatto
a person who racial ancestry is mixed Negro and Caucasian
antistrophe
follows a strophe and the chorus moves from left to right
macabre
gruesome, grim ghastly; pertaining to or representing death
diffident
lacking confidence in oneself
drayman
the driver of a dray-- a strong cart for carrying heavy loads
pompadour
a hair style that is raised up in the front
genuflect
to bend the knee in reverence or worship
prolific
characterized by abundant productivity
abatement
the state of being decreased or diminished
solicitous
concerned or anxious
strophe
the part of an ancient Greek chorual ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left
ameliorate
to improve
epiphany
the sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature of somethign
satiety
the state of being satisfied fully (from the verb to sate)
moirai
individual destinies
arabesque
an elaborate design- a for of ornamentation in art and music

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