literary vocabulary Flashcards
importunate
burning, crying, clamant
unimportant
munificent
generous, bountiful,handsome
miserly
equivocal
ambiguous,dark,vague.
clear
specious
deceptive,false,incorrect
correct
anomalous
atypical, odd, freak
normal
senience
judgment, ruling, decree
praise
oppressive
cruel, harsh, crushing
humane
insufferable
intolerable, unbearable, overpowering
congenial
disdainful
sneering, withering, scornful
resppectful
wan
pale, pallid, white
ruddy
malady
illness, sickness, disorder
wellness
cataleptical
encephalitis, narcolepsy, trypanosomiasis
sane
distemper
fever, vomiting, coughing
health
seraph
blameless, blessed, holy
unholy
refrain
hold back, withhold, do without
help
beguile
charm, enchant, blind
repel
melancholy
sadness, sorrow, unhappiness
cheerfulness
loathsome
hateful, deplorable, disgusting
delightful
pestilential
baneful, deadly, fatal
ecdemic
copious
ample, a mess of, alive with
lacking
avarice
avidity, covetousness, frugality
generosity
improvident
extravagant, heedless, imprudent
thrifty
pacify
allay, assuage , mitigate
provoke
precipitate
bring about, cause, bring on
block