Vocabulary 3 Flashcards
Melodious; soft, soothing
Dulcet
The distance around something; to encircle; to secure with a band that encircles the body of an animal.
Girth
A style of art in which the subject matter is portrayed by geometric forms, especially cubes.
Cubism
A small opening as in a wall or rock face
Cranny
Extremely distressed; disturbed or frightening.
Harrowing
Capacity for learning; natural ability.
Aptitude
A light-headed sensation; dizzy, frivolous.
Giddy
Cringe from fear; to shrink away.
Cower
Delicate floating cobwebs; a sheer gauzy fabric; something delicate, light, flimsy.
Gossamer
An extremely large number
Myriad
Physically or mentally destructive or harmful to human beings.
Noxious
Skillful; to be very good at something.
Proficient
To wither away.
Atrophy
One who eats or consumes a great deal; having capacity to receive or withstand something.
Glutton
To truncate or abridge; to lessen, usually by cutting away from.
Curtail
