vocab 20 + 21 Flashcards
1
Q
iniquitous
A
wicked
2
Q
erudite
A
well - read
3
Q
glib
A
smoothly spoken
4
Q
facade
A
false front
5
Q
aghast
A
horrified
6
Q
stature
A
height
7
Q
damask
A
richly patterned, woven clothes
8
Q
loot
A
stolen goods
9
Q
stagnant
A
motionless
10
Q
nominate
A
name as a candidate
11
Q
ferment
A
state of agitation/changes to alcohol
12
Q
abate
A
become less
13
Q
nauseous
A
sickening
14
Q
undertone
A
low voice / background color
15
Q
misnomer
A
name that does not fit
16
Q
probe
A
examine/investigation
17
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incredible
A
unbelievable
18
Q
merge
A
combine
19
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clergy
A
class of ministers, priest, rabbis: religious
20
Q
awe
A
wonder
21
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execute
A
lawfully put to death, put in a effort
22
Q
stable
A
building where horses live, steadying
23
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swathe
A
bind with a cloth
24
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colossal
A
enormous
25
epitaph
inscription on a tombstone
26
reprieve
postponement of a death sentence
27
corroborate
confirm
28
ambiguous
having more than one meaning
29
trite
overuse
30
discomfited
embarrassed
31
lurid
shocking, hazy red
32
sanctuary
place of safety
33
concur
agree, happen together
34
rabble
noisy crowd
35
desolate
lonely, very unhappy
36
kindle
arouse
37
adroitly
skillfully
