Merriam Webster Flashcards
ecstatic
of, relating to, or marked by ecstasy
propitious
1: favorably disposed: benevolent
2: being a good omen: auspicious
3: tending to favor: advantageous
resurrection
resurgence, revival
intoxicate
to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
inexorable
not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped: relentless
writhe
1: to move or proceed with twists and turns
2: to twist from or as if from pain or struggling
3: to suffer keenly
nonpareil
having no equal
putsch
a secretly plotted and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government
logy
sluggish, groggy
resuscitate
1: to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness; revitalize
2: come to, revive
accolade
1 a : a mark of acknowledgment : award
b : an expression of praise
2 a : a ceremonial embrace
b : a ceremony or salute conferring knighthood
circadian
being, having, characterized by, or occurring in approximately 24-hour periods or cycles (as of biological activity or function)
valetudinarian
a person of a weak or sickly constitution;
especially : one whose chief concern is his or her ill health
prodigious
1 : resembling or befitting a prodigy : strange, unusual
2 : causing amazement or wonder
3 : extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree : enormous
asperity
1 : roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
2 : rigor, severity
3
a : roughness of surface : unevenness
b : roughness of sound