Act 3 Flashcards
(18 cards)
- assailing
Verb
make a concerted or violent attack on.
- cynical
adjective
believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
- diphtheria
noun
an acute, highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes, formation of a false membrane in the throat that hinders breathing and swallowing, and potentially fatal heart and nerve damage by a bacterial toxin in the blood. It is now rare in developed countries because of immunization.
- discontentedly
Adverb
in a way that shows that you are unhappy because you are not satisfied with your situation
- estheticism
Noun. the approach to art exemplified by (but not restricted to) the Aesthetic Movement.
I think the other way to spell aestheticism.
- extricating
Verb
free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
- gulf
noun
a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.
- impetuous
adjective
acting or done quickly and without thought or care.
- imprecation
noun. formal
a spoken curse.
- influenza
a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses
Noun
- lamentably
in a way that is unfortunate, regrettable, or deserving of sorrow
Adverb
- matrimonially
of or relating to marriage, the married state, or married persons
Adverb
- pedantic
adjective
of or like a pedant.
- pretension
noun
a claim or assertion of a claim to something.
- quaint
adjective
attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
- resolutely
adverb
in an admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering manner.
- sniggering
adjective
laughing in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.
- sulkily
in a bad mood or without speaking because you are angry about something.
Adverb
