chapter 4 Flashcards
Abbreviated
Shortened
Acquiesce
Accept something reluctantly but without protest
Assiduous
Showing great care and perseverance
Detract
- To diminish the value of something
- Cause someone or something to be diverted from.
Enclosure
An area sealed by an artificial barrier
Eschew
Deliberately refrain from using.
Impart
make information known
Mannerism
a habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving; an idiosyncrasy
Nebulous
in the form of smoke, cloud, haze
Recoil
Suddenly flinch back in fear or horror
Remuneration
money paid for work or a service
Rime
frost formed on cold objects by the rapid freezing of water vapor in cloud or fog
Suave
charming, confident, elegant
Virulent
disease or poison extremely harmful or lethal in effects
Writ
Ones athourity
Amorous
loving
Chaos
complete disfunction and confusion
Combine
merge
Demeanor
outward behaving; manner
Divulge
make known
Ephemeral
lasting a very short time
Epitome
a person or thing that is perfect at an action or activity
Gorge
a narrow valley with steep rocky walls
Guttural
deep sound produced in the throat, harsh sounding
Hilt
handle of a weopon or tool
Mimic
imitation
Paramount
more important than anything else
Portcullis
a strong, heavy grating that can be lowered down grooves on each side of a gateway to block it.
Replenish
fill something up again
Rigorous
extremely thorough and exausting
Temporal
non-spititual, secular
Apparition
a ghost or ghostlike image of a person
Cloister
An open gallery along the walls of a building
Counterfeit
not-genuine
Delta
fourth letter of the Greek alphabet; a place where a river flows into a sea
Fluent
able to express oneself clearly
Gingerly
in a careful way
Heretic
person who opposes the teachings of his church
Lucrative
profitable
Martyr
person who is killed because of religious beliefs
Pious
religious person
Prudent
showing care and through of their future
Sensuous
provides enjoyment to the senses
Snub
rudely ignore, short
Torpid
sluggish
Undoing
bringing to ruin, reversal
Vouch
assert or confirm as a result of one’s own experience that something is true or accurately so described