9/6 Flashcards
Pestilence
Infectious epidemic disease that is devastating
Termination
End in existence
Sagacious
Wise
Eccentric
Unconventional and slightly strange
Extremity
The farthest or most remote part, section, or point.
Shrouded
To disguise or obscure ones appearance
Profusion
Great quantity
Emanate
To come out from a source
Gaudy
Apparent by showiness or extravagance
Fete
A large elaborate party
Gaunt
Excessively thin and angular
Ebony
Made of ebony, black, dark
Embellish
To make beautiful with orornamentation
Multitude
A large number of people
August
Inspiring admiration or reverence
Girdle
Anything that confines or limits
Ingress
The act of entering
Egress
The act of leaving
Contagion
Disease transmission by direct or indirect contact
Voluptuous
Indulgence in luxury and pleasure
Impede
Obstruct the progress of, hinder
Casements
A window sash
Tremulous
Characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness
Emphatic
Very impressive or significant
Piquancy
Agreeably interesting or attractive
Wantion
Without regard for what is right, careless, reckless
Prostrate
To overthrow, or reduce to helplessness
Disapprobation
Disapproval
Phantasms
A creation of the imagination; fantasy
Illimitable
Boundless