Deck 13 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Propitiate
prəˈpiSHēˌāt 1. win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them.
Philistine
filəˌstēn 1. a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them.
Baleful
bālfəl 1. threatening harm; menacing.
Matron
mātrən 1. a woman in charge of domestic and medical arrangements at a boarding school or other establishment. 2. a married woman, esp. a dignified and sober middle-aged one.
Troglodyte
trägləˌdīt 1. (esp. in prehistoric times) a person who lived in a cave.
Cogitate
käjəˌtāt 1. think deeply about something; meditate or reflect.
Careen
kəˈrēn 1. turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair. 2. move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction.
Trunculent
trəkyələnt 1. eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
Passe
paˈsā 1. no longer fashionable; out of date.
Billow
bilō 1. a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam. 2. (of fabric) fill with air and swell outward.
Wintry
wintrē 1. characteristic of winter, esp. in feeling or looking very cold and bleak.
Ruminative
Rumination is defined as the compulsively focused attention on the symptoms of one’s distress, and on its possible causes and consequences, as opposed to its solutions.
Labyrinthine
labəˈrinˌTHēn 1. (of a network) like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting.
Reprieve
riˈprēv 1. cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, esp. someone condemned to death). 2. a cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
Tectonic
tekˈtänik 1. of or relating to the structure of the earth’s crust and the large-scale processes that take place within it. 2. of or relating to building or construction.
Intractability
the trait of being hard to influence or control
Diadem
dīəˌdem 1. a jeweled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty
Metronomic
mechanically regular (as in action or tempo)
Gelid
jelid 1. icy; extremely cold.
Jostle
jäsəl 1. push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd.
Bestial
bēsCHəl 1. of or like an animal or animals.
Elegiac
eləˈjīək 1. (esp. of a work of art) having a mournful quality.
Witticism
ˈwitiˌsizəm 1. a witty remark.
Rapacious
rəˈpāSHəs 1. aggressively greedy or grasping.
