703: day 6 Flashcards
Sporadic
Occurring irregularly
Quietude
Tranquilty; Calmness, Stillness, Quiet
Levity
Lightness ( mood)
Hiatus
Gap, Pause
Errant
Wandering
Aloft
Upward, High up, Far above the ground; in or into the air
Portly
Stately; Stout
Courier
messenger
Manipulate
To influence deviously; to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner
Balm
Something that relieves pain; Ointment, also a fragrance or sweet odor
Antithesis
The opposite
Rail
Scold;Rant; To Utter Bitter complaint or vehement denunciation
Odium
Repugnance; Dislike; Intense Hatred
Copious
Plentiful
Alliteration
Repetition of beginning sound in poetry
Codify
To arrange into a codr of laws
Expostulation
A protest or objection
Tensile
Capable of being stretched
Rife
Abundant; Current
Retinue
Following ; Attendance
Grimace
A facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc
Wince
Shrink back; Flinch
Lionize
Treat as a celebrity
Leniency
Permissiveness; Showing mercy or tolerance
Ascent
Upward Climb
Lithe
Flexiblr; Supple
Ventriloquist
Someone who can make his vpice seem to be coming from another place.or thing
Engender
Cause; Produce, Create
Skittish
Lively, Frisky
Theocracy
Government of a community by religious Leaders