ATFD Part 1 Flashcards
Impertinence
Irrelevant rudeness, sauciness
Prologue
Preface (of a play)
Ingenuity
Skill or cleverness in planning or invention
Reverie
To daydream
Migraine
Condition marked by recurring severe headaches
Languid
Weak; sluggish in character or disposition
Pallor
Paleness
Irrevocably
Incapable of being recalled or taken back
Claustrophobic
Abnormal dread of being inclosed or narrow spaces
Detonated
To explode with violence
Escalation
Increase in extent, volume, number, intensity
Denizens
Habitants
Clandestine
Held in or conducted with secrecy
Abominations
Disgust, loathing
Placate
To soothe especially by concessions, appease
Stupor
Condition marked by great dulling of sense/feeling
Parapet
Provoking ra-part in a fort
Absolution
A remission of sins pronounced by priest in penance
Revelation
An act of revealing
Grimaced
A facial expression of disgust or disapproval
Acquiesced
To accept or comply without open opposition; consent
Profess
To admit to something openly
Repose
To lay at rest; state of resting; to place less trust in someone
Rancidness
Having a rank smell or taste
Chasm
Gorge
Inane
Empty, insubstantial; shallow, silly
Anguish
Extreme pain or distress especially of the mind
Prelude
A introductory performance or event
Dissolusion
To free from or deprive of illusion
Deploying
To spread out troops or ships for battle
