elaaaa Flashcards
benediction
a blessing *
colloquium
a meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting
edict
an order issued by someone in authority
elocution
art of speaking out or reading effectively in public
grandiloquence
lofty, pompous language
indict
to charge with a crime; accuse
interdict
to forbid; prohibit*
interlocutor
a person who takes part in a conversation
loquacious
very talkative*
Soliloquy
A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage*
deleterious
harmful, injurious*
despoil
Ravage; rob; loot.
effectual
able to produce a desired effect; valid
jettison
to cast overboard; to discard*
obviate
to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of*
pinnacle
a high peak or point*
raze
(v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out*
stultify
to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
surmount
to overcome, rise above
wrest
take by force
avarice
(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
insatiable
incapable of being satisfied
inundate
(v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size*
myriad
(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number*
parsimony
frugality, stinginess*
prodigal
wasteful, a person given to extravagance*
replete
full; abundant
Surfiet
excessive amount
tumult
Noisy excitement; an uproar or disturbance.*
voluminous
of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length*
