LOTF Ch. 1 - 3 Flashcards
efflorescence
great prosperity; the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
enmity
a state of deep-seated ill-will
decorous
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
chorister
a singer in a singing group
bastion
projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
hiatus
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
ebullience
eager enjoyment or approval
recrimination
mutual accusations
tumult
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
tirade
a speech of violent denunciation; tantrum
oppressive
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
inscrutable
difficult or impossible to understand
vicissitudes
a variation in circumstances or fortune
declivities
downward slopes or bends
tacit
implied by or inferred from actions or statements