Vocab 1-45 Flashcards
asinico
little ass
scullion
kitchen wench
rampallion
scoundrel
fustilarian
fat woman
embossed
risen to ahead
carbuncle
sore or a boil
furtive
attempting to avoid notice or attention
incommodious
unfortunately or inconvieniently small
bacchanalien
riotously drunken merrymaking
menagerie
collection of live animals for study or display
foray
a sudden short attack
equition
the act of riding on horseback
insuperable
incapable of being overcome, surmounted
truculent
fierce, cruel, savagely brutal
swiz
a swindle or dissapointment, swizzle
gymkhanas
a field day for horses consisting of horsemanship exhibitions and pageants
lascivious
lustful
mountebank
deciever who falsely claims to have knowledge
descry
percieve, catch sight of
epicure
person with refined taste for food or drink
wanton
senseless and cruel
sultry
oppressively hot and humid, sweltering, passionate, sensual
germane
relevant, pertinent
carp
unreasonably find fault over petty or minor concerns, complain, nitpick
impugn
challenge as false, cast doubt upon, discredit, gainsay
muse
source of inspiration, to think deeply, meditate, ponder
cogitate
consider carefully and deeply
endue
to give qualities or abilities to
immolate
offer as sacrafice
commiserate
feel or express sympathy or compassion
besmirch
smear so as to make dirty or stained
modicum
a small quantity of a particular thing
offal
the entrails of an animal used as food, pate, tripe
expostulation
the act of reasoning earnestly in order to correct
provender
dry food for domestic animals
postilion
person who rides front left horse of a carriage
cadaverous
relating to a corpse
gamut
complete range or scope of something
glib
fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow
convivial
friendly, lively, and enjoyable
laconic
using very few words
draft
a written order to pay a specified sum, a check
valise
small traveling bag or suitcase
evanescence
to disappear gradually, vanish, fade away
despoil
steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions from, plunder