Unit 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
abyss
a. an immeasurably deep gulf or great space
b. intellectual or moral depths
balm
a. a balsamic
b. an aromatic preparation (such as a healing ointment)
chasm
a. a deep cleft in the surface of a planet
b. a marked division, separation, or difference
pendulum
a body suspended from a fixed point so as to swing freely to and fro under the action of gravity and commonly used to regulate movements
tumultuous
a. loud, excited, and emotional
b. marked by violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval
pallid
a. deficient in color (dull)
obeisance
a. bow
b. acknowledgment of another’s superiority or importance
ravenous
very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification
beguiling
agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing
melancholy
a. depression of spirits
b. a pensive mood
countenance
calm expression
traipse
to go on foot (walk)
stout
a. strong of character
b. physically or materially strong
recluse
a. marked by withdrawal from society
b. a person who leads a secluded or solitary life
latent
present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
tolerance
capacity to endure pain or hardship
harpoon
a barbed spear or javelin used especially in hunting large fish or whales
vehement
marked by forceful energy
writhe
to move or proceed with twists and turns
obtuse
a. lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect
b. having an obtuse angle
descend
to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one
scourge
to punish severely
malice
desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another
abeyance
a state of temporary inactivity
myriad
having innumerable aspects or elements
leviathan
a large sea animal
nabob
a.provincial governor of the Mogul empire in India
b. a person of great wealth or prominence
fraudulent
characterized by, based on, or done by fraud
welt
a. a doubled edge, strip, insert, or seam (as on a garment) for ornament or reinforcement
b. a heavy blow
hogwash
nonsense
