vocab Flashcards
What is a concession?
A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.
What does austere mean?
Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.
What is alacrity?
Brisk and cheerful readiness.
What does obsequious mean?
Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
What does ardent mean?
Enthusiastic or passionate.
What is subterfuge?
Deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal.
What does chagrin mean?
Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
What does blithe mean?
Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.
What does raucous mean?
Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.
What does inure mean?
Accustomed (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
What does akimbo mean?
With hands on the hips and elbows turned outward.
What does irrevocable mean?
Not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final.
What is a reverie?
A state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream.
What is a refectory?
A room used for communal meals in an educational or religious institution.
What does reputedly mean?
According to what people say or believe; supposedly.
What does ensconce mean?
Establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place.
