Module 2 vocabulary Flashcards
aesthetic
- Attractive or appealing
- a heightened sensitivity to beauty
- being or relating to a work of art; artistic:
chateau
A castle or manor house in a French-speaking region.
debacle
A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout.
deplore
To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn.
deride
To laugh at, speak of, or write about dismissively or contemptuously.
flounder
To act or function in a confused or directionless manner, struggle.
grievous
Causing grief, pain, or anguish.
inconsequential
Lacking importance.
inevitable
Impossible to avoid or prevent; certain to happen.
inscrutable
Difficult to understand or interpret; impenetrable.
insolent
Audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent or impudent.
malodorous
Having a bad odor; foul.
moiety
A part, portion, or share.
naive
Lacking worldly experience and understanding, especially.
palate
The roof of the mouth in vertebrates having a complete or partial separation of the oral and nasal cavities and consisting of the hard palate and the soft palate.
parsimony
Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess.
progressive
Moving forward; advancing.
pungent
Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation.
recompose
To compose again; reorganize or rearrange.
repast
A meal or the food eaten or provided at a meal.
rhapsody
Exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing.
sallow
Of a sickly yellowish hue or complexion.
sensuous
- Relating to enjoyment of the senses
- Sensory: direct, sensuous experience of the world.
surmount
To overcome (an obstacle, for example); triumph over.
palette
A board, typically with a hole for the thumb, which an artist can hold while painting and on which colors are mixed.
