Dracula vocab Flashcards
strange; odd.
Queer
waste time; be slow.
Dawdle
careful and persistent work or effort.
Diligence
worshiping idols.
Idolatrous
not polite or friendly.
Ungracious
a person who knows and is able to use several languages.
Polyglot
extremely confusing or difficult to understand.
Bewilderingly
is a swelling of the thyroid gland that causes a lump in the front of the neck. The lump will move up and down when you swallow.
Goiter
physical or mental effort.
Exertion
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
Prodigious
most noticeable or important.
Salient
the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage.
Caleche
unable to be felt by touch.
Impalpable
endless (often used hyperbolically).
Interminable
a parapet at the top of a wall, especially of a fort or castle, that has regularly spaced squared openings for shooting through.
Battlement
a British lawyer who gives legal advice.
Solicitor
related by blood.
Akin
Gout is a painful form of arthritis. When your body has extra uric acid, sharp crystals may form in the big toe or other joints, causing episodes of swelling and pain called gout attacks.
Gout
a lack or shortage.
Deficiency
the rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
Intonation
(of a disease) very virulent or infectious.
Malignant
(of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy.
Saturnine
a small, showy trinket or decoration.
Bauble
the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.
Acumen
