Abbey Flashcards
Abbey
A church building used by a community of monks and nuns
Avatar
Somebody who embodies, personifies, or is the manifestation of an idea of concept
Buffoons
People that amuse others by clowning. Joking or by ridiculous behavior
Contagion
The transmission of disease, especially by physical contact between persons or contact with infected objects such as bedding or clothing
Courtiers
People that spend time at a royal court to attend the king or queen
Dauntless
Unlikely or unable to be frightened or discouraged
Defiance
Open, bold, or hostile refusal to obey or conform
Depopulated
A reduction in the number of residents in an area through, for example, disease, war, famine, or enforced location
Dissolution
The breaking up or destruction of an organization or institution
Dominions
Ruling power, authority, or control; somebody’s area of influence or control
Eccentric
Unconventional, especially in a whimsical way
Egress
The act of coming or going out or from leaving a place
Folly
A thoughtless or reckless act or idea
Girdled
A woman’s elasticized foundation garment or corset
Hale
To compel somebody to go somewhere, especially to court; to pull or drag
Improvisatori
Someone that does something gong without rehearsal or preparation; improvise
Ingress
Entry into a place
Sagacious
Having or based on a profound knowledge and understanding of the world combined with interference and good judgement
Scarlet
A hue or color of red tinged with orange
Brazier
A metal container used outdoors for burning coal or charcoal
Candelabrum
A large candleholder with several arms and branches
Casements
A window that opens on hinges
Countenances
Somebody’s face, or the expression on it
Gaudy
Brightly colored or showily decorated to a unpleasant or vulgar degree
Ghastly
Horrifying, shocking or upsetting
Hue
Color
Precincts
Area surrounding a building or institution such as a cathedral or college
Profusion
A large quantity of something
Tapestries
A heavy fabric with a woven pattern or picture, used as a wall hanging
Tripod
A frame or stand with three legs
Vista
a scenic or panoramic view
Voluptuous
Sensual in appearance
Windings
Made of many consecutive curves or twists
Monotonous
Repetitive or boring
Brazen
Bold or shameless
Harken
Listen and pay attention
Perforce
Forced
Disconcert
To feel uneasy, confused or taken back
Gay
Happy or carefree
Sedate
subdued or lacking any sense of hurry or urgency
Revery
A state of idle and pleasant contemplation; deep thinking
Pervaded
Spread through or to be present throughout something
Tremulousness
Shaking, trembling, quivering out for fear or nervousness
Conceptions
General understanding of something
Mummer
A masked and costumed person who acts out of pantomimes (a person who acts without speaking, using gestures and expression)
Piquancy
A pleasantly sharp quality; refreshingly interesting, stimulating or provocative
Arabesque
Elaborately designed
Habiliments
Clothing
Phantasm
Something apparently seen but having no physical reality; ghost or illusion
Frenzy
A state of uncontrolled activity, agitation or emotions such as excitement
