Day 38 Flashcards
trance
hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one’s physical surrounding
roam
to wander aimlessly
grandiloquent
having an arrogant way of speaking
cuisine
style of cooking
per diem
daily
monastic
related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
gourmand
epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
purgatory
place of spiritual expiation; temporary state or place in which the sounds must expiate
canto
division of a long poem
exculpate
absolve, prove innocent
correlate
to relate to, to connect to
lurk
stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived
collusion
conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others
screech
unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek
foment
stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)
imperative
absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command
quail
cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart
cremate
incinerate (a corpse)
attenuate
make thin; weaken
empathy
ability to identify with another’s feelings, ideas, etc.
opacity
hard to understand
stigmatize
to label as socially undesirable, to mark with a stigma
redical
extreme, fanatic
acuity
sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
unceremonious
not done politely without due formalities
lottery
contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots
incentive
spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity
deign
condescend; stoop
expropriate
take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
beleaguer
besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset
factitious
sham, fake
odious *
disgusting, repellant
unprepossessing
unattractive
highbrow
high degree of learning or culture
grovel
to beg, to debase yourself
petrify
turn to stone; cause to become stone like; stun or paralyze
maculated
spotted; stained
filth
dirty matter
propensity
tendency; leaning; predilection
tiller
handle used to move boat’s rudder (to steer)