Vocab set 5 Flashcards
noun
the action of saying or expressing something aloud; Synonyms: declaration, remark; Antonyms: silence, voiceless
utterance
as if of extreme terror, habitually characterized his _________.
utterance
noun
sovereignty or control; Synonyms: authority, rule; Antonyms: surrender, submission
dominion
I struggled to reason off the nervousness which had ________ over me.
dominion
verb
try hard to do or achieve something; Synonyms: attempt, strive; Antonyms: neglect, ignore
endeavored
I threw on my clothes with haste and __________ to arouse myself from the pitiable condition into which I had fallen
endeavored
of or relating to a corpse; Synonyms: skeletal, bony; Antonyms: plump, rosy
cadaver (-ously)
His countenance was, as usual, ____________ wan
cadaver (-ously)
adjective
(of a person’s complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion; Synonyms: pale, ghostly; Antonyms: flushed, blush
wan
His countenance was, as usual, cadaverously ___
wan
noun
behavior exhibiting overwhelming or unmanageable fear or emotional excess; Synonyms: agitation, delirium; Antonyms: sanity, placidity
hysteria
but, moreover, there was a species of mad hilarity in his eyes — an evidently restrained ________
hysteria
noun
outward behavior or bearing; Synonyms: conduct, attitude; Antonyms: indecency, rudeness
demeanor
but, moreover, there was a species of mad hilarity in his eyes — an evidently restrained hysteria in his whole ________.
demeanor
verb
call upon (a spirit or ghost) to appear, by means of a magic ritual; Synonyms: beseech, entreat; Antonyms: yield, succumb
conjured
