B period vocab Flashcards
Be deprived through a profound absence, especially due to a loved ones’ death.
Bereavement
A slope from horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework
Bevel
Rich and profuse in growth
Luxurant
A lover, especially the illicit lover of a married person
Paramour
Comfort/consolation in a time of distress/sadness
Solace
Something regarded as unpleasant/or continuing without pause
Incessant
Make wicked; curse; blame for misfortune
Beshrew
Place where someone lives temporarily
Lodging
An insect that resembles a dragonfly…..
Antlion
A tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment …..
Implement
Unclear; vague; ill-defined
Nebulous
the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged.
Reparation
Public shame or disgrace
Ignominy
having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination
Phantasmagoric
take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.
Usurp
a person’s face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features.
Visage
Intense happiness
Felicity
Abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
Brusquely
To have an oblique of slanting direction
Splayed
To show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant
Exult
Characterized by a harsh snoring or gasping sound
Stertorous
Unable to be upset or excited; (very) calm
Imperturbable
Rear up on hind legs
Ramping
A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong
Interloper
Openly disregarding (a rule, law, or convention)
Flouting
Agricultural tool shaped like a pickax with an adze and a chisel edge as the ends of the head
Mattock
Enthusiastic or passionate
Ardent
An outward part or appearance
Superficial
Cause of great suffering and distress
Affliction
A person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
Glutton
Violent and needless disturbance
Havoc
Bestow or expense profusely
Lavish
Cautious
Furtive
Work hard
Moil
Tired and unhappy because of prolonged worry
Careworn
Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or lack of food
Emaciated
