Urnon Flashcards
SEDATE
having a calm, quiet and steady attitude
IMPASSIVE
expressionless; showing no sign of emotion
DEMOTION
the reducing of someone to a position of lesser importance
PRODIGIOUS
enormous or extraordinary in bulk, quantity or degree
DROLL
having a humorous or whimsical quality
MIRE
heavy, deep mud or a sticky situation
TRUANT
one who shirks duty
IRATE
angry
BROADCLOTH
a twilled woolen or worsted fabric
EMBLEM
a symbolic object used as an identifying mark
PROW
the bow of a ship; a pointed projecting part of something
PROW
the bow of a ship; a pointed projecting part of something
TENTATIVE
uncertain; hesitant
GUILLOTINE
a machine with a heavy blade used to behead someone
CATACOMB
underground passageway with recesses for tombs
INSIDIOUS
lying in wait to entrap
BLITZKRIEG
a violent and coordinated surprise attack
INEBRIATING
intoxicating
SUPPLENESS
flexibility
ENCROACHING
slowly trespassing onto the property of others
HONKY TONK
a cheap nightclub or dance hall
MONOLOGUE
a long speech by one person that monopolizes the conversation
DISCERN
to detect something; to see or understand the difference between things
ENMITY
hatred
GRANDEE
a man of elevated rank
DECALOGUE
a basic set of rules