Eng vocab 1 Flashcards
(45 cards)
Dirge
a song or hymn of grief or lamentation,
especially one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites
Apotheosis
the perfect form or example of something : Quintessence
the apotheosis of Hollywood glamour
La petite mort
La petite mort (French pronunciation: [la pətit mɔʁ], the little death) is an expression which means “the brief loss or weakening of consciousness” and in modern usage refers specifically to “the sensation of orgasm as likened to death.”
Capitulation
a set of terms or articles constituting an agreement between governments,
the act of surrendering or yielding
Petulant
insolent or rude in speech or behaviour
Pummel
pound, beat
Unhinged
upset, unglued
especially : mentally deranged;
attacked by an unhinged extremist
Anachronism
an error in chronology
especially : a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other;
found several anachronisms in the movie.
a person or a thing that is chronologically out of place
Affidavit
a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation before an authorized magistrate or officer
Callow
lacking adult sophistication : IMMATURE
Raucous
disagreeably harsh or strident : HOARSE;
raucous voices.
boisterously disorderly
Incongruous
lacking congruity: such as a : not harmonious : INCOMPATIBLE incongruous colors b : not conforming : DISAGREEING conduct incongruous with principle c : inconsistent within itself an incongruous story d : lacking propriety : UNSUITABLE incongruous manners
Tangy
having or suggestive of a tang
Quintessence
the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form,
the most typical example or representative
forlorn
1a : BEREFT, FORSAKEN left quite forlorn of hope b : sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion : DESOLATE a forlorn landscape 2 : being in poor condition : MISERABLE, WRETCHED forlorn tumbledown buildings 3 : nearly hopeless a forlorn attempt
palpable
capable of being touched or felt : TANGIBLE,
easily perceptible : NOTICEABLE
admonish
to indicate duties or obligations to
to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner,
to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to,
to say (something) as advice or a warning
catharsis
purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art,
a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension,
elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression
sordid
1 : marked by baseness or grossness : VILE sordid motives 2a : DIRTY, FILTHY b : WRETCHED, SQUALID 3 : meanly avaricious : COVETOUS 4 : of a dull or muddy colour
sombre
so shaded as to be dark and gloomy,
of a serious mien : GRAVE,
of a dull or heavy cast or shade : dark colored
scaffold
Scaffolding, also called scaffold [1] or staging,[2] is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, bridges and all other man made structures.
virile
1a : having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
b : characteristic of or associated with men : MASCULINE
2 : having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male
specifically : capable of functioning as a male in copulation
3 : ENERGETIC, VIGOROUS
4 : MASTERFUL, FORCEFUL
soliciting
1a : to make petition to : ENTREAT
b : to approach with a request or plea
2 : to urge (something, such as one’s cause) strongly
3a : to entice or lure especially into evil
b : to proposition (someone) especially as or in the character of a prostitute
4 : to try to obtain by usually urgent requests or pleas
febrile
marked or caused by fever : FEVERISH;
a febrile reaction caused by an allergy
