Vocab 6 Flashcards
Abstruse
Difficult to understand
Azure
A bright blue color
Catacomb
An underground cemetery
Censer
A covered incense burner, usually swung from a chain at funerals or other religious ceremonies
decorum
propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance
Derision
The use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
Dissimulation
hiding under a false apperance
Equivocal
uncertain
conflagration
a large disastrous fire
beguiling
leading by deception
synonym for abstruse
obscure, complex, puzzling
synonym for azure
blue, sky-blue, cerulean
synonym for catacomb
crypt, comb, burial place
synonym for censer
incense burner, perfumer, smudge pot
synonym for decorum
propriety, etiquette, good manners
synonym for derision
mockery, ridicule, scorn
synonym for dissimulation
deception, concealment, disguise
synonym for equivocal
ambiguous, unclear, vague
synonym for conflagration
blaze, fire, inferno
synonym for beguiling
charming, enchanting, deceptive
antonym for abstruse
clear, simple, straightforward
antonym for azure
dull, gray, colorless
antonym for catacomb
above ground, surface, open area
antonym for decorum
impropriety, rudeness, indecency
antonym for derision
praise, admiration, respect
Antonym for dissimulation
honesty, openness, transparency
antonym for equivocal
clear, definite, certain
antonym for conflagration
extinguishment, calm, peace
antonym for beguiling
straightforward, honest, plain