Vocab 7 Flashcards
Daunt
To make afraid; to discourage
Syn: intimidate, dishearten
Any: encourage
Gird
To prepare for an event or an action
Syn: brace
Flux
A state of continual change or movement
Syn: fluntuation, shack
Ant; palace, healthy
Hovel
A wretched living place; an open shed
Syn: shanty, shack
Ant: palace,mansion
Cadaverous
Of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin
Syn: ghostly
Ant: robust, healthy
Gothic
Of the Middle Ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
Penury
Extreme poverty
Syn: destitution
Ant: wealth, opulence
Egress
An exit; a means of going out
Syn: passage
Ant: ingress, entrance
Felicity
Happiness; bliss
Syn: euphoria
Ant: unhappiness, discontent
Despot
A dictator with absolute power
Syn: tyrant