Interpreter Of Maladies Flashcards
(25 cards)
Emaciated
Excessively thin
Unencumbered
Free from burden or financial debt
Defile
To sully, mar or damage
Itinerant
Wandering, nomadic, roving
Diaphanous
Delicate, light, translucent, sheer
Ruminate
To ponder, reflect, or think deeply about
Recrimination
An accusation in respond to one from someone else
Protuberant
Sticking out
Auspicious
Promising success, favorable
Malaise
A general comfort of discomfort or unease with an unknown source
Disconsolate
Unhappy without the possibility of being comforted
Paroxysm
A sudden outbreak or attack of emotion or activity
Propitious
Indicating a good chance of success
Contour
The shape or outlines
Conjugal
Relating to marriage or the relationship between a married couple
Regale
To entertain or amuse with talk or stories; to lavish with food or drink
Vindicate
To clear from suspicion or blame
Assiduous
Showing perseverance or diligent work ethic
Tumid
Swollen
Autonomy
Independence or self direction
Ascertain
To learn with certainty or assurance, pinpoint
Mawkish
Sentimental or feeble in a sickly way
Maudlin
Self pitying or tearfully sentimental, usually through drunkeness
Auscultation
The sound derived from listening to the heart lungs or other organs through a stethoscope