Vocab Flashcards
Cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess
Surfeited (v)
A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality
Paragon (n)
The feeling or state of being staited; surfeit (satisfied to the point of boredom)
Satiety (n)
One of the four bodily humors, identified with bile, believed to be associated with a peevish or irascible temperament
Choler (n)
Outstandingly bad; shocking
Egregiously (adv)
Ask(someone) pressingly and persistently for or to do something
Importune (v)
Think deeply about something
Ruminate (v)
Feel intense dislike or disgust for something
Loathe (v)
Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
Amiable (adj)
Used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor
Veritable (adj)
Extremely unpleasant
Vile (adj)
Address(someone) in such a way to express disapproval or disappointment
Nether (adj)
Creative;boldly original
Promethean (adj)
Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed
Notorious (adj)
Used to express necessity or inevitability
Perforce (adj)