Shared Flashcard Set

Details

1984 words
n/a
95
English
10th Grade
02/13/2013

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
sanguine
Definition
consisting of or relating to blood
Term
urbane
Definition
 refers to a city
Term
heresies
Definition
adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma
Term
aureole
Definition

 a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage


Term
inexorably
Definition
not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped
Term
entrails
Definition
internal parts
Term
incrustable
Definition
mysterious
Term
equivocal
Definition
uncertain as an indication or sign
Term
impedimenta
Definition
 equipment
Term
annihilation
Definition
to regard as of no consequence
Term
subterranean
Definition
being, lying, or operating under the surface of the earth
Term
reproach
Definition
an expression of dissaproval
Term
furtive
Definition
done secretly
Term
labyrithine
Definition
underground shizz
Term
orifices
Definition
an opening (as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
Term
multifarious
Definition
having or occurring in great variety : diverse
Term
abject
Definition
 cast down in spirit
Term
pedantic
Definition
 makes a show of knowledge
Term
derisive
Definition
characterized as insulting
Term
fulminating
Definition
to explode with a loud noise
Term
zeal
Definition
eagerness for a person
Term
edified
Definition
uplift (spiritually)
Term
debauchery
Definition
excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
Term
aquiline
Definition
the nose is shaped like an eagle's beak
Term
imbecility
Definition
an instance or point of weakness (stupidity)
Term
reverberation
Definition
echoe
Term
cadging
Definition
to obtain by imposing on another's generosity or friendship
Term
sinecures
Definition
an office or position requiring little or no work
Term
imposture
Definition
fraud person (bootleg)
Term
palpable
Definition
obviously seen or heard
Term
pugnaciously
Definition
ready to fight
Term
reconnoitering
Definition
to observe the enemy's strength or position in order to gain information for military purposes
Term
lassitude
Definition
weakness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate
Term
rectification
Definition
to set right
Term
fatuous
Definition
silly
Term
pediment
Definition
 a triangular space that forms the gable of a low-pitched roof and that is usually filled with relief sculpture in classical architecture
Term
extricate
Definition
to free
Term
etiolated
Definition
to make pale
Term
incredulity
Definition
disbelief
Term
obeisance
Definition
a bow
Term
virtuosity
Definition
a taste for or interest
Term
cunning
Definition
crafty. skillfull
Term
enunciating
Definition
to pronounce
Term
mortgage
Definition
 a conveyance of or lien against property (as for securing a loan) that becomes void upon payment or performance according to stipulated terms
Term
prosaically
Definition
dull
Term
lunancy
Definition
cray cray
Term
driveling
Definition
to droooooool
Term
bolster
Definition
a long pillow or cushion
Term
febrile
Definition
having or showing symptoms of a fever
Term
apathetic
Definition
having or showing no interest, enthusiasm , or concern
Term
effigy
Definition
a crude figure showing a hated person
Term
orthodoxy
Definition
belief of conforming to the approved form of any doctrine
Term
prelude
Definition
introduction
Term
accomplice
Definition
helper, especially in a crime
Term
spectacles
Definition
glasses
Term
ingenious
Definition
clever, brilliant (genious)
Term
superflous
Definition
extra, unnecessary
Term
simian
Definition
ape or monkey
Term
remonstrances
Definition
a protest
Term
impregnable
Definition
strong enough to resist or withstand an attack
Term
demur
Definition
to make an objection
Term
assent
Definition
to agree
Term
persiflage
Definition
light, bantering talk or writing
Term
stratagem
Definition
a plan or scheme for surprising an enemy
Term
haranguing
Definition
 a speech addressed to a public assembly
Term
feral
Definition
not domesticated
Term
oligarchy
Definition
a goverment by the few
Term
indefatigably
Definition
incapable of being fatigued 
Term
avaricious
Definition
greedy of gain
Term
expropriated
Definition
to deprive of possession or proprietary rights

Term
supple
Definition
readily bent
Term
valiant
Definition
possessing or acting with bravery or boldness
Term
forbearance
Definition
 a refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
 
Term
desultorily
Definition
marked by lack of definite plan
Term
sententiously
Definition
abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims
Term
tribunal
Definition
 something that decides or determines
Term
seditious
Definition

 disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority


Term
prevaricate
Definition
to deviate from the truth 
Term
posterity
Definition
all future generations
Term
prostrated
Definition
lying flat
Term
omnipotent
Definition
almighty
Term
penitent
Definition
feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses 
Term
malleable
Definition
capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
Term
emaciation
Definition
to waste away physically

Term
torpid
Definition
having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling 
Term
capitulated
Definition

to surrender often after negotiation of terms


Term
succumbing
Definition
to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire 
Term
delirium
Definition
an acute mental disturbance characterized by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations
 
Term
premonitory
Definition
giving warning
Term
didactically
Definition
designed of intended to teach
Term
obliquely
Definition
neither perpendicular nor parallel
Term
sallower
Definition

of a sickly, yellowish color

 

Term
irresolutely
Definition
hesitant
Term
abstruse
Definition
difficult to comprehend
Term
imperturbable
Definition
marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
Supporting users have an ad free experience!