Wuthering heights Flashcards
Execrate
Feel or express loathing for
Dissipation
Disappearance
Aversion
A strong dislike
Vulgar
Lacking sophistication or good taste or offensive (a vulgar joke)
Brute
A savagely violent person or animal
Contrived
Created or arranged in a way that seems artificial and unrealistic
Poignant
Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
Ignoble
Shameful
Petulant
Childishly sulky or bad-tempered
Almanack
A diary or journal that contains information about the passing of time
Equanimity
Cheerfulness; even, calm personality
Divil
Devil (Yorkshire dialect)
Fondling
A baby who doesn’t have a known origin
Frivolous
Thing- not having any serious purpose or value
Person- carefree and superficial
Propitiate
To please or calm down
Approbation
Approval
Derision
Mockery
Paroxysm
A state of rage that makes you shake uncontrollably
Tarry
To delay
Scruple
You have a moral conscience [noun]
Vouchsafe
To guarantee or confirm
Scintillating
Absolutely fascinating
Stanchion
Any vertical pole that can be used as support
Rapport
A close relationship where you understand each other’s feelings and ideas