Words Flashcards
Anecdotes
A short account of a particular incident or event
Abyss
Anything profound,unfathomable,or infinite
Antechamber
A chamber or room that serves as a waiting room and entrance to a larger room or an apartment
Apparatus
A group or combination of instruments,machinery,tools,materials
Conflagration
A destructive fire,usually an extensive one
Convoy
To accompany or escort ,usually for protection
Delusion
False belief
Dusk
The state or period of partial darkness between day and night
Economize
(Used with object)to manage economically,use frugally
(Used without object)to practice economy ,avoid waste
Emblem
An object or its representation ,symbolizing a quality,state ,class of person etc symbol
Farce
A light humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather then upon the development of character
Fraught
Filled or laden
Full of , accompanied by
Haste
Urgent need of quick action , in a hurry or rush
Rapid
Henceforth
From now on , from this point moving forward
Indiscriminately
Lacking in care,judgement,selectivity
Infinite
Immeasurably great
Indefinitely or exceedingly great
Hysteria
An uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear
Jest
A joke or witty remark
Mystical
Of relating to supernatural agencies,affairs, occurrences,etc
Oppressors
To burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints
Optimism
Tendency to look over on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome
Pious
Having or showing a dutiful spirt of reverence for god or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations
Prominent
Standing out so as to be seen easily
Example: her eyes are her most prominent feature.
Roused
To bring out of a state of sleep , inactivity , depression
Strides
To walk with long steps as with vigor , haste ,
Surname
The name that a person has in common with other family members
Surreal
Of,relating to ,or characteristic of surrealism
Having hallucinatory or quality of a dream , unreal , fantastic
Waiflike
Extremely thin and unnourished
Starving
Uttering
Complete
Rescinded
To invalidate by a later action or a higher authority
To repeal
