Interpreter Of Maladies Flashcards
Emaciated
Excessively thin
Unencumbered
Free from burden or financial debt
Defile
To sully, mar or damage
Itinerant
Wandering, nomadic, roving
Diaphanous
Delicate, light, translucent, sheer
Ruminate
To ponder, reflect, or think deeply about
Recrimination
An accusation in respond to one from someone else
Protuberant
Sticking out
Auspicious
Promising success, favorable
Malaise
A general comfort of discomfort or unease with an unknown source
Disconsolate
Unhappy without the possibility of being comforted
Paroxysm
A sudden outbreak or attack of emotion or activity
Propitious
Indicating a good chance of success
Contour
The shape or outlines
Conjugal
Relating to marriage or the relationship between a married couple