Shared Flashcard Set

Details

VPP 12
Vocab
15
English
11th Grade
02/02/2010
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional English Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
propensity
 Definition
a tendency
Term
condescending
 Definition
displaying superiority; patronizing
Term
compunction
 Definition
an uneasiness caused by guilt; a qualm
Term
sepulcher
 Definition
a tomb or burial chamber
Term
bellicose
 Definition
warlike; inclined to fight
Term
pulchritude
 Definition
physical beauty
Term
wizened
 Definition
shriveled or withered from age or illness
Term
rhapsodize
 Definition
to express oneself enthusiastically
Term
physiognomy
 Definition
facial features
Term
voluble
 Definition
talkative
Term
revel
 Definition
to enjoy; to take pleasure in
Term
umbrage
 Definition
feeling of offense; resentment
Term
epiphany
 Definition
a revelation; sudden knowledge or insight
Term
assiduous
 Definition
diligent; persistent
Term
panacea
 Definition
a cure-all; a remedy for all diseases
Supporting users have an ad free experience!