Vocab test 1 Flashcards
Placid
Calm, Peaceful
Ember
A hot, smoldering fragment of wood left from a fire
Cosmic
Pertaining to the universe; vast
Langour
Lack of energy
Plaintive
Expressing sorrow
Void
Emptiness
Relentless
Continuous; unstoppable
Obscure
Difficult to see, vague
Stagnant
(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, dull
Conceivable
imaginable, believable
Acute
New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
Chamois
soft leather used for cleaning
Remiss
Careless
Stenographer
A person who specializes in taking diction in shorthand
Foray
(n.) A quick rapid, especially for plunder; a venture into some field of endeavor; (v.) to make such a raid
Subordinate
Lower in rank or position
Degradation
A decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
Chortle
To chuckle
Repugnat
(adj.) Offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
Saucy
Cheeky; sassy
Tantamount
Equivalent
Denunciation
Expression of strong disapproval made openly or publically
Assertion
Declaration or statement
Revel
to take great pleasure in
