bluest eye vocab Flashcards
gelid
icy
fastidious
excessively particular, critical, or demanding
epiphany
a sudden, intuitive perception of insight
extemporize
to speak without advanced preparation
macabre
gruesome and horrifying
guileless
sincere; honest
surreptitious
obtained or done by stealth; secret
preen
to pride oneself on an achievement/personal quality
covet
to wish for, especially eagerly
chafe
to irritate; to annoy
strident
making or having a harsh sound
irrevocable
not able to be revoked or recalled
metaphysical
highly abstract, subtle, or abstruse
peripheral
external; surrounding
furtive
sly
unsullied
not soiled
fabricate
to construct
to fake
acrid
sharp or bitter
pristine
having its original purity
interminable
incapable of being terminated
pervade
to become spread throughout all parts of
malaise
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort
affluence
abundance of money, property, and other material goods
dirge
a funeral song
abhorrent
causing repugnance; detestable
myriad
a great number of persons or things
emasculate
to deprive of strength or vigor
tacitly
silently
fervent
having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit
static
characterized by a fixed or stationary condiion
epithets
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
covert
concealed; secret
solicitous/ solicitude
anxious or concerned
state of being anxious or concerned
placid
pleasantly calm or peaceful
addled
mentally confused; muddled
rotten
