Lesson 9 Flashcards
To cheat or swindle; to thwart; defraud; con
bilk
a sermon; lecture; speech
homily
death ; a ceasing to exist; termination; conclusion
demise
to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light; produce; discharge; release
emit
moral deterioration; decay; corruption; debauchery
decadence
feeling great dismay or horror; terrified; horrified; shocked
aghast
a storehouse for grain
granary
easily angered; irascible; cantankerous
choleric
to hinder; to obstruct; delay; retard
impede
a feeling of uneasiness; misgiving
qualm
a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone; parody; caricature
lampoon
conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration; vain; egotistic
narcissistic
to wipe out; to destroy; eliminate
eradicate
to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive; forge; fake
fabricate
horrible; frightful; dreadful; hideous
ghastly
