words dunno Flashcards
rapture
N: happiness; a feeling of intense pleasure or joy.
“Leonora listened with rapture”
obscure
A: not discovered or known about; uncertain.
“his origins and parentage are obscure”
V: keep from being seen; conceal, hide
“gray clouds obscure the sun”
incendiary
A: (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.
“incendiary grenades”
N: bomb, explosive.
vain
A: having or showing an excessively high opinion of one’s appearance, abilities, or worth.
2. producing no result; useless.
“their flattery made him vain”
2. “a vain attempt to tidy up the room”
bashful
A: shy, reserved; reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy.
“don’t be bashful about telling folks how you feel”
bemoan
A: mourn; express discontent or sorrow over (something).
“it was no use bemoaning her loss.
guile
N: sly or cunning intelligence.
“he used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in”
chronic
A: (of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
chronic cancer
bastion
N: a place, or person strongly defending or upholding particular principles, attitudes, or activities.
2. a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification,
“the last bastion of male privilege”
frivolous
A: not having any serious purpose or value.
2. of a person) carefree and not serious.
“rules to stop frivolous lawsuits”
2. “the frivolous, fun-loving flappers of the twenties”
lurid
A: very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.
“lurid food colorings”