Unit 3 Flashcards
Envisage
To conceive an image of or picture of, especially as a future possibility
Macabre
Gruesome, horrifying
Fatalistic
Acceptance of things as inevitable
Oblique
Not straight or direct; indirectly expressed
Volition
A conscious choice; an act of willing, decision
Pragmatic
Practical, logic
Ephemeral
Temporary, fleeting, lasting a short time
Admonish
To caution , advise
Rancor
Bitter resentment, hatred
Grievous
Causing grief, pain
Winsomeness
Charming, innocent
Blithe
Joyful, merry
Reparation
A settlement; making amends for wrongdoing
Solace
Comfort , relief from distress
Writhing
To twist , squirm
Pathos
Expression of pity
Peregrination
Journey, travel, especially by foot
Oeuvre
Works of an artist taken as a whole
Elegiac
Expressing sorrow about death; lamentation
Firmament
Vault of heaven; sky
Bloke
A fellow, guy
Swot
Someone who studies very hard