F451 Vocabulary (3/3) Flashcards
Define : Bombardments (N)
Assaults; attacks
Define : Convolutions (N)
Curves, twists, or intricacies
Define : Desolation (N)
Deprivation of companionship; loneliness
Define : Doused (V)
extinguished; immersed in liquid
Define : Erected (V)
built or raised
Define : Fragmentary (ADJ)
consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken
Define : Gingerly (ADV)
With great care or caution
Define : Gout (N)
A disease of the joints; a large blob of something
Define : Grotesque (ADJ)
Misshapen, especially in a strange or disgusting way
Define : Incessantly (ADV)
Continuing without interruption; ceaselessly
Define : Incomprehensible (ADJ)
Impossible to understand or comprehend
Define : Incriminate (V)
To accuse of or present proof of a crime
Define : Insomnia (N)
Sleeplessness
Define : Juggernaut (N)
A crushing force that is relentless and destructive
Define : Liquefaction (N)
The process of liquefying or turning to a liquid state
Define : Luminous (ADJ)
Emitting light
Define : Moat (N)
A wide waterway or ditch acting as a barrier
Define : Pedants (N)
People concerned with rules and details
Define : Penance (N)
Self-punishment for committing a sin
Define : Phantom (N)
A ghost; unreal
Define : Plume (N)
A feather; a rising column of smoke, dust, or water
Define : Prattled (V)
Talked in a foolish or simple-minded way
Define : Procaine (N)
A local anesthetic
Define : Processions (N)
Groups moving along or forward
Define : Pyre (N)
A pile of burn material, especially wood
Define : Ricocheted (V)
The motion of an object bouncing off something
Define : Scythe (N)
A tool used for mowing and reaping
Define : Seance (N)
A meeting, usually to speak to the dead
Define : Sloth (N or ADJ)
A slow-moving mammal, laziness
Define : Squanders (V)
Fails to take advantage of
