vocab # 2 Flashcards
0
Q
Anagoge
A
A spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or
passage from Scripture
1
Q
Allegory
A
A story in which the characters and events are
symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for a
political or historical situation
2
Q
Forestall
A
To act before (someone else) in order to prevent
something
3
Q
Elusive
A
Hard to understand, define, or remember
4
Q
Amenity
A
Something that adds to one’s comfort or convenience
5
Q
Idiom
A
A form of a language that is spoken in a particular
area and that uses some of its own words, grammar,
and pronunciations
6
Q
Countenance
A
The appearance of a person’s face; a person’s
expression
7
Q
Fusillade
A
A large number of shots that are fired very quickly
