Vocab #1 Flashcards
Scullion(n)
A servant that does menial tasks in the kitchen
Ossified(v)
becoming rigid in attitude/turned into bone or cartilage
contingent (a/v)
likely but not certain to happen, subject to change/a group united by something in common and part of a larger group
languor (n)
state of tiredness or inactivity, pleasureable
sentient (a)
able to feel or perceive things
fractious (a)
irritable, troublesome, difficult to control
solicitude (n)
care or concern for something
demure (a)
reserved, modest, shy
demur (v/n)
having doubts/being hesitant
scythe (n)
a sharp tool for cutting crops
desultory (a)
lacking a purpose/occurring randomly
jaded (a)
bored, worn out after having too much of something
lascivious (a)
a lustful and offensive sexual desire
coquette (n)
woman who flirts
propensity (n)
a natural tendency to act a certain way
sonorous (a)
a deep, full, rich, sound
befurbelowed (a)
ornamented with frill/fancy
insidious (a)
proceeding in a sly, subtle, way, with harmful effects
lupine (a)
wolf like
efface (v)
to erase/to make one look innocnet/insignificant
encumbrance (n)
a burden
peignoir (n)
a light dressing gown
reproach (v/n)
disapproval/disappointment
atavistic (a)
relating to something ancestral
apocalyptic (a)
describing the destruction of the world
suppurated (v)
to produce pus
beatific (a)
blisfully happy
remonstrate (v)
to protest
chagrin (v/n)
distressed/humiliated
voracious (a)
having a huge appetite/having an eager approach
