Washington Irving Vocab Flashcards
common
prevalent
an area of soft, wet ground; marsh
morass
clearly defined; distinct
articulate
frustrated or blocked
balked
with distrust or disapproval
askance
the state of being unmarried
celibacy
soft, wet ground that one’s feet sink into; social or emotional difficulties
quaqmires
not capable of being entered by force or captured
impregnable
mixed up; confused
confounded
feeding on the flesh of dead animals
carrion
extraordinary ability or skill
prowess
to take by force or threats
extort
thriftiness; stinginess; miserliness
parsimony
showiness; pretentiousness
ostentation
boastful conceit; vanity
vainglory
something useful for acheiving a purpose
expediency
abusive; quarrelsome
termagant
protagonist of a play, short story, or novel who has the converse of most of the traditional attributes of the hero
antihero
pen name; alternate name
pseudonym
flexible
malleable
warlike
martial
a private lecture given by a wife to her husband
curtain lecture
diligence
assiduity
loose breaches
galligaskins
red, rosy
rubicund
a scold; shrew
virago
inspiring admiration
august
drank heartily
quaffed
revelers
roisters
confused
addled
exemption from punishment, penalty, consequence, or harm
impunity
