Vocabulary Test 4 Flashcards
Nocturnal
Occurring at night
Penury
Poverty
Circumscribed
Limited; confined
Temperate
Mild
Ingenuous
Candid and frank; naive; simple
Venerable
Commanding respect because of age, character, or rank
Prime
Best stage of a thing or process
Fondly
Foolishly
Fate
Destiny
Lament
To express grief over; to mourn
Dominion
Rule; authority
Kingly
Associated with or typical of a king
Murmur
Background noise
Ere
Before; in time
Impudence
Lack of shame
Winsome
Having a charming appearance or way
Discretion
Good judgement
Inconstantly
Changeably; in a fickle way
Averred
Stated to be true
Sojourn
Stay for a while
Expiated
Atoned for, especially by suffering
Reverence
Deep respect
Sinuous
Bending; winding
Tumult
Noisy commotion
Chronicle
Historical record of events in chronological order
Prefiguring
Foreshadowing
Alters
Changes
Drama
A form of literature that tells a story through performances
Vales
Valleys; depressed stretches of ground
Immortal
Living or lasting forever; not dying
Symmetry
Balanced, beautiful form; the beauty resulting from such balance
Aspire
Have high ambitions; yearn or seek after
Sinews
Tendons
Sulk
To show resentment by refusing to interact with others
Recompense
Payment for something
Roused
Stirred up
Presumption
Audacity; nerve
Anatomize
To dissect in order to examine a structure
Sordid
Dirty
Stagnant
Motionless; foul
