25 Flashcards
Plenary
Absolute
Declaim
Utter words of speech in a rhetorical way
Exclaim
Cry out suddenly especially in anger happiness surprise or pain
Parrot
Repeat mechanically
Colloquium
A conference or seminar
Symposium
A meeting
Conferment
Grant or bestow
Harbored
A place of refuge
Cloistered
Sheltered
Jouissance
Physically or intellectual pleasure of delight or ecstasy
Mirth
Amusement expressed with laughter
Minatory
Expressing or conveying threat
Xenophobic
Dislike for people from other country
Continence
Self restraint especially sexually
Sobriety
State of being sober
Calumny
Making false statement in order to damage ones reputation
Bespeaking
Suggest
Maligning
Speak about someone in a critical manner
Sanction
Penalty for disobeying the rule
Polarized
Divide or cause to divide
Morass
Confused situation
Grousing
Grumble or complaint
Convulsing
Cause someone to make sudden violent movements
Fracas
A quarrel