18 Flashcards
pustules
n. acne, pimples, small elevation of skin with pus
gait
n. bearing, way one moves or walks
thrall
n. bondage, slave// he was the — of morbid fantasies
bibliophile
n. book collector, esp. as examples of unusual/fine printing, binding
necromancy
n. \the supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future.
witchcraft, sorcery, or black magic in general.
contusion
n. bruise
lacuna
n. (lakyoona) cavity, pause, break// It became increasingly clear to me that there were many __ in that story
necropolis
n. cemetery
nave
n. center, heart, hub// a huge portico gave way to a __ with seats
terpsichore
n. choreography, art of dancing
annals
n. chronicles, historical records// in the ___ of crime or history
denouement
n. climax, culmination, finale// at last the tale sinks into a tragic, darkly perfumed gothic __
hematoma
n. clotted blood
mosaic
n. collage, patchwork
carrion
n. decaying flesh
syllogism
n. deductive reasoning, all dogs are animals, all animals have 4 legs, therefore dogs must have 4 legs
anachronism
n. error in time placement // everything was as it would have appeared in centuries past apart from one __, a bright yellow construction crane. // The sword is an ___ in modern warfare// When Jesus celebrated what you might call anachronistically the first mass, he wouldn’t have used that language. ..
gnosticism
n. escape from this world through esoteric knowledge
sycophant
n. groupie, self seeking servile flatterer
brigand
n. hoodlum