5 Flashcards
Decorous
Propriety and dignity and good taste.
Dissemble
To behave unnaturally or affectedly.
Ethereal
Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality.
Forlorn
Showing hopelessness.
Impalpable
Perceptible to the touch.
Inimical
Not friendly.
Intuitive
Derived from or promoted by a natural tendency
Latent
Potentially existing but not presently evident or realized.
Mirth
Great merriment.
Morbid
Suggesting the horror of death and decay.
Ominous
Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.
Palliate
Lessen or try to lessen the seriousness or extent of.
Penance
Voluntary self punishment in order to atone for something
Retribution
Act of correcting for your wrongdoings.
Scourge
Something causing misery or death.