fault in our stars vocab 2 Flashcards
directing one’s hopes or ambitions toward becoming a specified type of person
ASPIRING
the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region
VERNACULAR
A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant
PREMONITION
occurring or performed after death
POSTMORTEM
fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass; implanted
EMBEDDED
deliberately impassive or expressionless
DEADPAN
having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless
VACUOUS
a persons manner of walking
GAIT
a printed heading on stationery stating a persons or organizations name and address
LETTERHEAD
a condition characterized by and excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body
EDEMA
the fact or state of being promiscuous
PROMISCUITY
never done or known before
UNPRECEDENTED
on a yearly basis for several years
PERENNIALLY
return to (a less active or worse state)
RELAPSED
a series of petitions for use in church services or processions , usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people
LITANY