English Yellow Sky Vocab
Terms
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- precipice
- sheer drop, usually a rock face
- furtive
- secretive, sly
- placid
- docile, peaceful, calm
- frescoes
- the art of painting on fresh plaster
- amiable
- agreeable having a friendly disposition
- coquetry
- the act of flirtation
- sardonic
- mocking, sarcastic
- equanimity
- exhibiting composure or self-control
- countenance
- expression
- benevolence
- kindness, goodwill
- deference
- having respect, admiration
- apex
- a peak, summit
- reproach
- criticism, accusation
- citadel
- a fort, refuge
- cadence
- balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry or oratory
- fatuous
- foolish or silly
- jocular
- witty and humorous
- eloquent
- forceful or meaningful expression
- peremptory
- initiated by oneself
- semblance
- an outward or token appearance
- begot
- to cause or exist to occur
- demeanor
- the way in which a person behaves
- imperturbable
- unshakably calm and collected
- contemptuously
- manifesting or feeling contempt or scorn
- lithely
- readily bent, effortless grace
- fusilladed
- a rapid outburst or barrage
- epithet
- a term used as a descriptive subsitute for the name or title of a person such as "The great Emancipator" for Abraham Lincoln.
- baleful
- intending harm or evil
- whelp
- a young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or wolf
- valise
- a piece of hand luggage
- chivalry
- the qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor and gallantry toward women