Shared Flashcard Set

Details

vocab words
vocab words
28
English
9th Grade
09/21/2009
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional English Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
precipitous
 Definition
steep;sheer
Term
marauders
 Definition
people who take goods by force
Term
medley
 Definition
mixture of things not usually found together
Term
condolences
 Definition
expressions of symathy with a grieving persons pain
Term
languor
 Definition
lack of vigor;weakness;weariness
Term
succor
 Definition
relief;aid;assistance
Term
immiment
 Definition
likely to happen soon
Term
iridescent
 Definition
having shifting, rainbowlike colors
Term
vortex
 Definition
rushing whirl,drawing in all that surrounds it
Term
infallibility
 Definition
condition of being unable to fail
Term
entrails
 Definition
internal organs
Term
precariously
 Definition
insecurley
Term
evanesced
 Definition
faded away
Term
pungent
 Definition
producing a sharp sensation of smell
Term
benevolently
 Definition
in a kind of well meaning way
Term
retort
 Definition
a sharp or clever reply
Term
prodigy
 Definition
a person who is amazingly talented or intelligent
Term
malodrous
 Definition
having a bad smell
Term
concessions
 Definition
things given or granted as privileges
Term
precluded
 Definition
prevented
Term
retribution
 Definition
payback: punishment
Term
accosted
 Definition
greeted in an aggressive way
Term
afflicted
 Definition
sufferng or sickened
Term
explicit
 Definition
clearly stated
Term
recoiling
 Definition
staggering back
Term
termination
 Definition
end
Term
subsided
 Definition
settled down;became less active
Term
rakishly
 Definition
Supporting users have an ad free experience!