B period vocab Flashcards
(36 cards)
Be deprived through a profound absence, especially due to a loved ones’ death.
Bereavement
A slope from horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework
Bevel
Rich and profuse in growth
Luxurant
A lover, especially the illicit lover of a married person
Paramour
Comfort/consolation in a time of distress/sadness
Solace
Something regarded as unpleasant/or continuing without pause
Incessant
Make wicked; curse; blame for misfortune
Beshrew
Place where someone lives temporarily
Lodging
An insect that resembles a dragonfly…..
Antlion
A tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment …..
Implement
Unclear; vague; ill-defined
Nebulous
the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged.
Reparation
Public shame or disgrace
Ignominy
having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination
Phantasmagoric
take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.
Usurp
a person’s face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features.
Visage
Intense happiness
Felicity
Abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
Brusquely
To have an oblique of slanting direction
Splayed
To show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant
Exult
Characterized by a harsh snoring or gasping sound
Stertorous
Unable to be upset or excited; (very) calm
Imperturbable
Rear up on hind legs
Ramping
A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong
Interloper