Montana 1948 Flashcards
Furies
Noun in Greek and Roman mythology, spirits who pursue people who have committed crimes, sometimes driving them mad
Stoicism
Noun calm indifference to pleasure or pain
Contrition
Noun deep feelings of guilt and repentance
Meek
Adjective quiet and gentle and easily imposed on submissive
Exaltation
Noun elation of mind or feeling rapture
Lilting
Adjective a Cheerful or lively manner of speaking
Indelible
Adjective making marks that cannot be erased
Synapse
Noun a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received
Mundane
Adjective common ordinary banal relating to this earth
Self effacing
Adjective shy or keeping oneself to the background
Contention
Noun strife in debate dispute controversy
Malleable
Adjective easily adaptable it shape able
Ostensible
Adjective apparent evident seeming that way on the outside
Affable
Adjective friendly pleasant at ease
Taciturn
Adjective silent in a very stern way
Fealty
Adjective fidelity faithfulness loyalty
Beseeching
Verb to beg eagerly for
Regalia
Noun decorations insignia or ceremonial clothes
Perpetrate
Verb to commit usually a crime
Pallor
Noun extremely pale
Macabre
Adjective gruesome and horrifying ghastly horrible
Forlorn
Adjective desolate or dreary unhappy or miserable
Amorphous
Adjective vague and shapeless