Vocabulary #10 Flashcards
privy (adj.)
(adj) sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)
haughty (adj.)
(adj) arrogantly superior and disdainful
Sepulcher (n.)
(n) a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried
ambiguity (n.)
(n) uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language
scourge (n/v.)
(n/v) a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering/to cause trouble
wondrous (adj.)
(adj) inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight; marvelous.
aloof (adj.)
(adj) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
weary (adj.)
(adj) feeling or showing tiredness, esp. as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep
condemn (v.)
(v) express complete disapproval of, typically in public
Strew (v.)
(v) scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area