Vocabulary Flashcards
Subdued
quieted and brought under control
ajar
partly open
scowl
frown
beret
type of cap
debase
humiliate
quaint
picturesque
tantalizing
tempting
a bib
haklapp
obscure
verb- to conceal
obscurity
unimportant
menial
unskilled
piously
holy
sedately
calmly
headless
not noticing; disregarding
turret
tower
disconsolate
sad
tremulous
trembling
ingratiate
to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others. Gain another’s favor.
irreverent
disrespectful
meek
humble
reminiscing
to recall past experiences, events
cultivate
grow
deprive
bereave
vessel
ship
coyly
simpering, flirtatious manner
pampered
treated with excessive care; spoiled
harem
place for a man’s wives
lolling on a diva
lying on a sofa (without back)
fanned
spread out
eunuch
a castrated man
sedentary
sitting down most of the time
lethargic
acting in an slow, sluggish manner
lithe
flexible
congealed
Turned from liquid to solid
translucent
semitransparent
plaintively
sorrowfully
parlour
salon
constricted
tightened
garble of sound
unclear sound
earnest
serious, grave
lopsided
asymmetrical
candid
sincere
udder
mammary gland
mangy
scabby
genial
friendly
acquisitive
greedy
incendiary
combustible, flammable, burning easily
benevolence
kindness
rebuking
disapproving
juncture
a particular point of time
frayed
worn out
sprigged
decorated with floral design
recreational
comical
recede
retreat
punitive
disciplinary
ailing
unwell
vulture
prey bird
decadent
overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive
degenerated, decayed
broken down
carrion
dead and rotted flesh
condescending
possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
patronize
treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority
replenish
refill
hoard
accumulate, save
chair
ordförande
anaesthetic
pain killer drug