Lesson 11 Flashcards
Benign
1&2 adjective
1 kind; gracious; gentle
2 favorable; not threatening
Augment
1 verb
1 to increase in size, amount, or degree
Connoisseur
1 noun
1 a person with extensive knowledge, especially of the fine arts; a person of refined taste
Discern
1,2,&3 verb
4 adjective, discerning
1 to detect with the eyes
2 to understand or comprehend
3 to recognize as separate or different
4 having good judgement; perceptive
Embellish
1&2 verb
1 to make beautiful by adding decorative elements
2 to add fictitious details to
Execute
1,2,&3 verb
1 to carry out; to perform
2 to create, as a work of art
3 to put to death as a legal penalty
Exemplify
1 verb
1 to illustrate by being an example of
Grotesque
1 adjective
1 so distorted or strange as to appear bizarre or comical
Hallowed
1 adjective
1 greatly respected; holy; sacred
Impersonate
1&2 verb
1 to assume the character or appearance of
2 to mimic
Malevolent
1 adjective
2 noun, malevolence
1 showing ill will or hatred; producing harm or evil
2 a feeling or expression of ill will
Ornate
1 adjective
1 heavily and elaborately decorated
Pastoral
1&2 adjective
1 having to do with shepherds and herders
2 relating to country life, and often presented as charmingly simple
Precarious
1 adjective
1 not safe or secure; dangerously uncertain
Renown
1 noun
2 adjective, renowned
1 fame; honor
2 famous; honored
