VOCAB UNIT 7 Flashcards
ornate
elaborately or excessively decorated
austere
as in manner, without excess, extremely plain
cerebral
or of relating to the brain, intellectual in nature
incommodious
lacking spaces, uncomfortable, cramped
noisome
offensive, disgusting
cacophony
harsh, disturbing noise
veritable
unquestionable, actual, true
verbatim
word for word repeat of a prior statement
concurrent
at the same time , acting in conjunction
to evade
to elude or evade by cunning, fleeing from a punisher
impede
to obstruct or interfere with; to delay
askew
to one side, crooked
queue
to form a wait line
accolade
award or honor
torrid
parched, by the sun, hot, burning
trepidation
fear, state of anxiety
fraught
teeming with, causing emotional distress, full of
wane
to decrease gradually
oust
eject
temerity
recklessness, wild craziness, disregard for danger