R+J Vocab 10 Flashcards
Lath
a thin flat strip of wood
Measure
- a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.
- the rhythm of a piece of poetry or a piece of music.
- a standard unit used to express the size, amount, or degree of something.
Amble
walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.
Nimble
- quick and light in movement or action; agile.
- (of the mind) quick to comprehend.
Bound
- a leaping movement upward.
- a limitation or restriction on feeling or action.
Boisterous
loud, clamorous, and unrestrained
Visage
the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal.
Visor
a movable part of a helmet that can be pulled down to cover the face.
Wanton
- play; frolic.
“they sat gazing at the white-flecked pure blue sea and the various gulls that wantoned in the wake”
2.
behave in a sexually unrestrained way.
“women who have wantoned with suitors”
Proverb
a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice.
Constable
- a peace officer with limited policing authority, typically in a small town.
- the governor of a royal castle.
Mire
- a stretch of swampy or boggy ground.
- a situation or state of difficulty, distress, or embarrassment from which it is hard to extricate oneself.
Reverence
- deep respect for someone or something.
Midwife
a person (typically a woman) trained to assist women in childbirth.
Agate
an ornamental stone consisting of a hard variety of chalcedony, typically banded in appearance.
Atomi
a skeleton or emaciated body.
Coach
a large four-wheeled covered carriage
Courtier
a person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen.
Curtsy
a woman’s or girl’s formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other.
Parson
any member of the clergy, especially a Protestant one.
