WEEK 4 Flashcards
BLASPHEMY
an act of curing or reviling god
ABSTAIN
to reform or had back from something by ones own choice
EFFICACIOUS
producing or capable of producing and desired effect, effective
FUGACIOUS
passing away away; lasting only a short time
LEEWARD
on or toward the side to which the wind is blowing
MULTITUDE
the condition or quality of being numerous; a very great number
PILLAGE
to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder
PREPONDEROUS
a superioty on weight, power, importance, or strength
REQUIEM
a mass for the dead; a funeral hymn or musical setting
SIBILANCE
characterized by a hissing or whistling sound
TINCTURE
a solution of a medicinal substance in an alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solvent
TRUISM
an undoubted, self evedent truth