vocab glossary 2 Flashcards
exuberant
adjective, full of lively energy or excitement, excessive in size (He was exuberant upon discovering the due date had been augmented.)
knave
noun, male servant, a man that is deceitful and sly (he ordered his knave to prepare his horse for the journey.)
cogitation
noun, a thought or idea, the act of being in deep thought or meditation (He was immersed in cogitation )
blithe
adjective, carefree and lighthearted, without worry (summer was a blithe time of relaxation)
cur
noun, an average-sized hunting/working dog with a short coat and was developed in southern U.S., an inferior dog (Her cur nudged her and whimpered softly.)
reprimand
noun/verb, a severe rebuke, especially a formal one given by a person of authority, to rebuke (his mom reprimanded him for lying.)
taper
noun, a slender candle, reduction of size in an elongate object (she shaked as the light of her taper revealed a phantom looming in the dark.)
provender
noun, dry food for farm or domestic animals, food ( I fed my dog a moderate amount of provender.)
whelp
noun, dog/wolf puppy, young offspring of a canine (It is imperative that I adopt another whelp.)
augury
noun, an omen, token, or indication (I prayed to St. Therese for an augury and I received an abundance of roses the same day.)
impiety
noun, lack of dutifulness or respect (he failed to show impiety during the ceremony by coughing obnoxiously.)
pomp
noun, magnificent show, parade, a vain display(The children were amazed by the pomp before them.)
havoc
noun, widespread chaos, disaster, or destruction (Havoc reigned as anarchy flourished.)
perquisite
noun, an incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages (The business man had a large perquisite that made him superior to his coworkers.)
adversity
unfortunate condition marked by calamity or distress ( The adversity of his death caused melancholy emotions throughout the crowd.)
revile
verb, to speak abusively to someone or something (He reviled to her as she trembled silently.)
brazen
adjective, shamelessly shocking and offensive, loud, made of brass (The celebrity’s explicit comments on poverty were brazen.)
ilk
noun, family, class, kind, or type (He scoffed and said he refused to be associated with his family’s ilk.)
insurrection
noun, a violent uprising against authority or government (The insurrection was untamable and wild.)
perish
verb, to cease to exist, to die or be destroyed, especially in a violent matter (Those who weren’t fast enough to escape the looming tsunami perished.)
construe
verb, to interpret the meaning of; to analyze grammatical structure, to analyze aloud (He construed the foreign text with ease.)
dirge
noun, a funeral/sad hymn or poem (The widow recited a dirge with glazed, dead, eyes.)
brandish
verb, to shake or wave something very threateningly (He brandished at the teenage vandals.)
portentous
adjective, ominous, causing awe or wonder, done in a pompous or overly solemn manner as if to impress someone (The phantom was a portentous, looming creature.)
niggard
noun, adjective (niggardly), a stingy or ungenerous person, stingy, miserly (His father was a calculating niggard with gray, sharp eyes.)
maw
noun, the jaws or throat of a voracious animal, the mouth of a greedy person (The tiger held the gazelle in its maw.)
meritorious
adjective, deserving reward or praise (MLK Jr. gave a meritorious, compelling speech called “I Have a Dream”.)
torrent
noun, a violent, tumultuous, or overwhelming flow, a violent stream of water (The torrent swallowed her and shook her violently.”
rheumy
adjective, full of a water discharge that comes from the eyes or nose (Her eyes were rheumy and defeated as she looked at the casket.)
exhalation
noun, the action of exhaling vapor or air (His final exhalation was silent yet deafening to those who were dear to him.)
chide
verb, to reprimand out of mild displeasure (The class was chided for a slight murmuring during the exam.)
