Vocabularg 1 Flashcards
Façade
The front of a building especially imposing or decorative one. also he falls were superficial appearances often designed to give a favorable impression.
Suppliant
A person who makes a humble and earnest entreaty, a petitioner.
Oracle
A divine utterance made by a god though a priest or priestess in responds to an inquiry.
Denounce
To criticize, to disapprove of
Sphinx
A mythical created having the face of a woman, the body of an lion, and wings of an eagle. A mysterious, inscrutable person or thing.
Infamy
Disgrace, bad reputation or fame marked by something atrocious.
Fathom
To comprehend, understand
Sanctimonious
Faking devoutness
Defilement
Corruption, blasphemy, sacrilege.
Clairvoyance
The power to forage or feel things that are unperceivable by human senses
Harrowing
Disturbing, upsetting. As a verb, to disturb keenly or painfully.
Furies
In Greek mythology, three spirits who avenged evildoers.
Quarry
An animal or bird hunted or pursued, any object of search pursuit, or attack.
Spurned
Rejected, disrespected. As a verb, to reject or disrespect someone or something.
Mantic
Having the power of divination.