Intro to Dante Flashcards
Graft
tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient
Inferno
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
Tempest
a violent commotion or disturbance
Depravity
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
Goad
stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
Malice
the desire to see others suffer
Putrid
of or relating to the process of decay
Omnipotent
having unlimited power
Propitious
presenting favorable circumstances
Callow
young and inexperienced
Pandemonium
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
Undiminished
not lessened
Malevolent
wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
Smolder
burn slowly and without a flame
Inadvertent
happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
Harbinger
something indicating the approach of something or someone
Subside
wear off or die down
Affirmation
the act of asserting or stating something
Deft
skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
Arduous
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
Avarice
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth, greed
Piteous
deserving or inciting a feeling of sympathy and sorrow
Perilious
fraught with danger
Nimble
moving quickly and lightly
