8English - LOF C4-6 Vocab Flashcards
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vagrant
one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place; think nomad
malevolently
having showing, or arising from intense ill will, spite, or hatred
scavenging
to salvage from discarded or refuse material
plinth
a square piece of stone that forms the bottom of a column or statue
whelming
overcoming, submerging, or engulfing
impalpable
incapable of being touched
lamentation
an act or instance of mourning aloud
myriad
a great number
tremulously
characterized or affected with nervousness
sough
to make a moaning or sighing sound
generic
ordinary or general
interminable
having or seeming to have no end
effigy
an image or representation, typically of a person, especially a crude figure representing a hated person
appalled
overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
tacitly
implied or indicated but not actually expressed
incredulity
the quality or state of being unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true
convulsively
violent, sudden, frantic, or spasmodic
