Vocabulary Flashcards
Disgrace; dishonor; public contempt
ignominy
A pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity
libation
(Of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated
fallow
A period of mourning after a loss, especially after the death of a loved one
bereavement
The act of riding on horseback
equitation
Marked by a lack of civility or graciousness; vulgar
churlish
To give comfort to in grief or misfortune
solace
Starting, stopping, and starting again; not constant or steady
intermittent
A district of a city or town as defined for police purpose
precinct
Riding breaches cut very full over the hips and tapering at the knees to become tight fitting from the knees to the ankle
jodhpurs
Gross injustice or wickedness
iniquity
A physical weakness or ailments
infirmity
The state of rotting or putrefying; rotting or putrefying matter
putrescence
A large scale sacrifice or slaughter
hecatomb
A small drum used to accompany a pipe or fife
tabor
State of great happiness, extreme delight
ecstasy
To purify or cleanse
purge
Comfort or safety within a situation
solace
A payment for an injury or wrongdoing
reparation
Disgusting; vile; putrefying
loathsome
Clothing
raiment
An exact copy, especially of written or printed material
facsimile
Complaining in a petulant or whining manner
querelous
An opening, especially one that opens into a bodily cavity
orifice
Not sexually assaulted or violated; pure
unravished
A young female cow that has not borne a calf
heifer
A person who does not belong to a widely held religion as regarded by those who do
heathen
A church
kirk
A tambourine or similar instrument
timbrels
British informal: one pound sterling
quid
A woman whose occupation is sewing
seamstress
Lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous, shy
timidity
Ceremony and splendid display; especially at a public event
pomp
A jailer; a person in charge of a jail with prisoners in it
gaoler
Embroidery
brede
An ointment used to promote healing of the skin or as protection; soothe
salve
Loud, deep, or resonant sound
sonorous
To disappear, fade away
evanesce
Not easily stirred or moved
stolid
A small attic
garret
A monarch or ruler, especially an autocratic one
potentate
(Of water, air, or smoke) to move in a circular way
eddy
A sleeveless coat of mail or scale armor
habergeon
Contempt or ridicule
derision
Unnatural lack of color
pallor
White or gray with age
hoary
Smear so as to make dirty or stained
besmirch
Negligent of neatness, especially in dress and person
slovenly
A solemn oath
adjuration
Cheerful and friendly
genial
An unyielding layer of substance, in particular a layer of rock or soil beneath the surface of the ground
substratum
Shaking or quivering slightly
tremulous
Not controlled or restrained
unbridled
A curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration
portiere
(Of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner
coquettishly
Pertaining to or suffering from a nervous debility and exhaustion
neurasthenic
A matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance
trifle
A pithy observation that contains a general truth
aphorism
Feeling strained as a result of having high demands persistently made on one; harassed
harried
Intended to gain approval or favor; sycophantic
ingratiating
A member of the middle class
bourgeois
Characterized by bitter scornful derision
sardonic
Dead, putrefying flesh
carrion
To shake, tremble, totter
dodder
The measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or object; width
breadth
Emitting light without combustion or perceptible heat
phosphorescent
A small island
islet
A bird from the Alavidae family with long straight claws
lark
Well chosen or suited to a circumstance
felicitous
Pure, total, undiluted
unalloyed
A performance using gestures and body movements without words
pantomime
Type of tree indigenous to African forests
afromosia
A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
penchant
A stand or enclosure of wood or nonmagnetic metal for supporting and housing a compass
binnacle
Bright blue in color, like a cloudless sky
azure
Not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive
stolid
Not showing proper respect; rude
impertinent
A long upholstered seat for more than one person
settee
A room used for communal meals, especially in an educational or religious institution
refectory
A blank page at the beginning or end of a book
flyleaf
Something said quickly and suddenly
ejaculation
A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage accommodating two inside, with the driver seated behind
hansom
An alloy of copper with zinc, nickel, and sometimes tungsten, used for its high electrical resistance
platinoid
A three-dimensional figure whose plane sections are ellipses or circles
ellipsoid
Inflammation of the membrane lining the abdominal wall and covering the abdominal organs
peritonitis
Wash or rinse out by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or onto something
swill
Not mourned or regretted
unlamented
Cause extreme physical or mental pain to; subject to extreme stress
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