Six Flashcards
oblivion
the state of being completely forgotten or unknown
laudatory
containing or expressing praise
apprehension
anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil.
passionate
having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid
facile
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality
syntax
a system or orderly arrangement.
rhetoric
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
solemn
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood
grave
an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body.
spurious
not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
oblige
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
Macbeth
(italics) a tragedy (1606?) by Shakespeare.
yokels
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; a country bumpkin.
commingle
to mix or mingle together; combine.
arpeggio
the sounding of the notes of a chord in rapid succession instead of simultaneously.
obstreperous
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
retrenchment
the act of retrenching; a cutting down or off, as by the reduction of expenses.
armaments
the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.
radical
of or going to the root or origin; fundamental
intemperance
excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
