vocab list 1 Flashcards
allotment
portion
braggart
a vain boaster
colloquy
conversation
convivial
devoted to feasting, or eating and drinking in good fellowship
diffidence
self-distrust
enmity
hatred
flux
a state of constant movement, change, or renewal
illusion
an unreal image presented to the senses
jargon
confused, unintelligible speech or highly technical speech
martyrdom
submission to death or persecution for the sake of faith or principle
nefarious
wicked to the extreme
orator
one who delivers an elaborate or formal speech
pinnacle
a high or topmost point, as a mountain peak
preclude
an introductory or opening preformance
reinstate
to restore to a former state, station, or authority
ruminate
to chew over again, as food previously swallowed
stifle
to smother
stringent
rigid
transpire
to come to pass
wry
deviating from what is proper or right
