Deck 2 Flashcards
abhorrence
n. The act of detesting extremely.
abhorrent
adj. Very repugnant; hateful.
abidance
N. Adherence; compliance
abject
adj. Sunk to a low condition.
abjure
v. To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
baste
v. To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
beatitude
n. Any state of great happiness.
beau
n. An escort or lover.
becalm
v. To make quiet.
beck
v. To give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
cabal
n. A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose.
caitiff
adj. Cowardly.
cameo
n. Any small engraved or carved work in relief.
canon
n. Any rule or law.
cant
v. To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity.
darkling
adv. Blindly.
declamatory
adj. A formal style of utterance.
decorous
adj. Suitable for the occasion or circumstances.
edict
n. That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.
edify
v. To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion.
efface
v. To obliterate.
effeminacy
n. Womanishness.
effeminate
adj. Having womanish traits or qualities.
fallible
adj. Capable of erring.
fallow
n. Land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest.
fanciless
adj. Unimaginative.
fastidious
adj. Hard to please.
garrote
v. To execute by strangling.
garrulous
adj. Given to constant trivial talking.
gastronomy
n. The art of preparing and serving appetizing food.
geniality
n. The quality of having a friendly and cheerful manner; affability.
genteel
adj. Well-bred or refined.
heathenish
adj. Irreligious.
heedless
adj. Thoughtless.
heifer
n. A young cow.
idiosyncrasy
n. A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual.
ignoble
adj. Low in character or purpose.
illiberal
adj. Stingy.
illicit
adj. Unlawful.
judicature
n. Distribution and administration of justice by trial and judgment.
judicious
adj. Prudent, wise
jugglery
n. The art or practice of sleight of hand.
jugular
adj. Pertaining to the throat.
languor
n. Lassitude of body or depression.
lascivious
adj. Lustful.
latent
adj. Dormant.
lateral
adj. Directed toward the side.
malediction
n. The calling down of a curse or curses.
malefactor
n. One who injures another.
maleficent
adj. Mischievous.
nihilist
n. An advocate of the doctrine that nothing either exists or can be known.
malign
v. To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely.
nit
n. The egg of a louse or some other insect.
noisome
adj. Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell.
obsequious
adj. Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.
observance
n. A traditional form or customary act.
obsolescent
v. Becoming obsolete
obstetrics
n. The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of women during pregnancy.
pall
v. To lose in interest or attraction
palliate
v. To cause to appear less guilty.
pallid
adj. Of a pale or wan appearance.
palsy
n. Paralysis.
paly
adj. Lacking color or brilliancy.
panacea
n. A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
quay
n. A wharf or artificial landing-place on the shore of a harbor or projecting into it.
querulous
adj. Habitually complaining.
quibble
n. An utterly trivial distinction or objection.
quiescence
n. Quiet.
ramify
v. To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions.
ramose
adj. Branch-like.
rampant
adj. Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint. (Especially something unwanted)
rampart
n. A construction to oppose assault or hostile entry; a defensive wall of a castle or walled city.
sapid
adj. Affecting the sense of taste.
saponaceous
adj. Having the nature or quality of soap.
sardonic
adj. Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic.
scintilla
n. A tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling
taut
adj. Stretched tight.
taxidermy
n. The art or process of preserving dead animals or parts of them.
teem
To be full to overflowing.
temporize
v. Avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
ulterior
adj. Existing beyond what is obvious or admitted; intentionally hidden
ultimatum
n. A final statement or proposal, as concerning terms or conditions.
ultramundane
Adj. Existing outside the known world, the solar system, or the universe
ultramontane
Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side).
umbrage
N. Offense or annoyance
vacillate
v. To waver.
vacuous
adj. Empty OR Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless
vagabond
n. A wanderer.
vagrant
n. An idle wanderer.
vale
Level or low land between hills.
waif
n. A homeless, neglected wanderer.
waistcoat
n. A vest.
wantonness
n. Recklessness.
waive
v. Refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim)
wampum
n. Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency.
yearling
n. A young animal past its first year and not yet two years old.
zealot
n. A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals
zeitgeist
n. The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch.
zephyr
n. Any soft, gentle wind.
zodiac
n. An imaginary belt encircling the heavens within which are the larger planets.
