Vocab Test 3 Flashcards
Tempest
N. A violent storm with high winds
Martial
Adj. relating to war
Implore
V. Ask or beg earnestly
Pensive
Adj. thinking deeply or seriously
Lament
V. Feel sorrow for, mourn
Propitious
Adj. favorably inclined or disposed
Inanimate
Adj. not alive, lifeless
Venerable
Adj. commanding respect
Pathos
N. Quality that arouses pity, sorrow, or sympathy in others
Impertinent
Adj. not showing proper respect; saucy
Obstinacy
N. Stubbornness
Imperceptible
Adj. not easy to perceive; unnoticeable
Importunate
Adj. insistent
Munificent
Adj. generous
Equivocal
Adj. having more than one possible interpretation
Specious
Adj. seeming to be but not actually sound
Anomalous
Adj. odd; out of the ordinary
Sentience
N. Capacity for feeling
Stealthily
Adv. slowly as to avoid notice
Exasperation
N. Annoyance; frustration
Impulsively
Adv. spontaneously
Fastidious
Adj. careful; meticulous
Cavernous
Adj. cave-like; vast