Cmc vocab quiz 3 Flashcards
pancacea
a solution/cure to all problem or disease
exile
to force (someone) to go to live in a distant place or foreign country
timorous
easily frightened; full of fear
strident
sounding harsh and unpleasant
ascendancy
a position of power in which someone can control or influence other people
austere/austerity
not fancy ,not much money
myriad
too much to count, ongoing amount
consternation
anxiety at something unexpected.
veritable
true or real [often used to emphasize in a metaphor]
stupefy
o shock or surprise (someone) very much to cause (someone) to become confused or unable to think clearly
injunction
an order from a court of law that says something must be done or must not be done
torpor
a state of not being active and having very little energy
mercenary
a soldier who will fight for any group or country that hires him
sinister
having an evil appearance
paroxysm
increase of symptoms of a disease (such as pain, coughing, shaking, etc.) that often occurs again and again
complaisant
willing to please other people easily convinced to do what other people want
nonchalant
relaxed and calm in a way that shows that you do not care or are not worried about anything
(dread heads for example..!)
prosaic
dull or ordinary
ingrate
an ungrateful person
disciple
: someone who accepts and helps to spread the teachings of a famous person
(spreading the gospel for example!)
fugitive
a person who is running away to avoid being captured;
infatuate
short-lived love or admiration for someone.
phlegmatic
not easily upset, excited, or angered
oblique
: not direct; not stated directly
infamy/infamous
known for doing bad things or being evil
throng
a large group of people
machination
a plot or scheme.
presentiment
a feeling or belief that something is going to happen
infallible/fallible/fallacy
certain to work properly or succeed / capable of making mistakes or being wrong
/ a wrong belief : a false or mistaken idea
phosphorescence
think the phosphorescence sea :)
sublime
very beautiful or good
sonorous
having a sound that is deep, loud, and pleasant
pallor
very pale in color
palpitations
avid
Very eager, greedy, desperate for something
avarice
Desire for money
allay
Put in rest, calm, quiet down,relief
cleave
Cut, divide, split
OR put together, stick
sylph
A slender graceful women
OR supernatural beings
convalescence
Recovery of health after illness
oscillate
To move back and fourth, to keep changing
decorum
To fix manners
Show respect
ample
providing or doing more than what is needed
insolent
showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.
apathy
ndifferent, Uninterested, emotionless
flagrant
Noticeable, obvious, bad
concierge
guardian, watchman, bodyguard, doors person
exposition
clear explanation
gallows
Wooden frame, execution machine
foundlings
an infant thats been abandoned and is discovered and cared for by others.
ruse
a trick or act to trick someone
repent
to feel or show that you are sorry for something bad or wrong that you did and that you want to do what is right
audacious
a confident and daring quality that is often seen as shocking or rude
substantiate
to establish by proof or competent evidence to support something
averse
dislike, or distaste
chasm
deep hole or opening in the surface of the earth
filial
of or relating to a son or daughter
livid
very angry or dark in color
affable
friendly and easy to talk to,
appraochable
reparations
money that a country or group that loses a war pays because of the damage, injury, deaths, etc.
