F451 Vocab 10/16/14 Flashcards
blissfully happy
beatific
having or marked by a rhythmical flow of sounds or words
cadenced
deserving the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, contempt, despicable
contemptible
comically or repulsively ugly or distorted
a very ugly or comically distorted figure, creature, or image
grotesque
not able to be understood; not intelligible
incomprehensible
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
treacherous; crafty
insidious
percieving by direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehensio, as a person or the mind
intuitively
to display or show (a quality or feeling) by one’s acts or appearance; demonstrate
be evidence of; prove
(of an ailment) become apparent through the appearance of symptoms
manifested
depict or describe in painting or words
suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright color or light
limned
the process of making or becoming liquid
liquefaction
to ward off (a weapon or attack) especially with a counter move
parried
lacking in interest or enthusiasm
(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection
perfunctorily
a ghost
a figment of the imagination
denoting a financial arrangement or transaction that has been invented for fraudulent purposes but that does not really exist
phantom
emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorus
phosphorescent
a place typically a large deep pit from which stone has been extracted, an animal pursued by a hunter, a diamond shaped pane
quarry
shake or tremble in speaking typically through nervousness or emotion
quavered
capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard
sub audible
gradually spread through or over
suffused
claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false drive back or repel (a person or attack)
rebel
conductive to or characterized by the expression of love of characterized by or suggestive of an idealized view of reality
romantic
move in a turbulent fashion (spasm)
a large number of items in no order; a confused mass
welter
