LA Vocab. Lessons 8/9 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Blasphemous
Disrespectful and impious of God and sacred things
Bequeath
To leave something in a will to another
Fervor
Intensity of emotion, passion
Fledging
A young, inexperienced person; a young bird just ready to fall
Forlorn
Miserable; deserted; forsaken; abandoned; in pitiful condition
Occult
Of or dealing with magic or the supernatural; mysterious
Parsimonious
Stingy, tight with money, miserly
Partisan
A strong supported of a cause
Serene
Peaceful and untroubled; calm
Solemn
Impressive; serious; grave; observed or done according to ritual or tradition
Blatant
Unpleasantly loud; glaringly obvious or conspicuous
Bludgeon
A short heavy club with one end loaded or thicker than the other VERB: to beat or strike with a club
Bravado
A show or pretense of defiance or courage
Buffoon
A clown or jester; a person who is always trying to be funny
Ghastly
Terrifying; dreadful; horrible to look out
Gibe
A derisive remark; a jeer or taunt
Glutton
A person who eats to excessive
Paucity
In short supply; scarcity of ideas or objects
Peerless
Without equal, matchless
Perceptive
Having ability to see or understand what is beneath the surface
Sporadic
Having no pattern or order; happening from time to time
Squalid
Sordid, miserable; very poor and rundown
Stoic
Seemingly indifferent to pain, GREIF or pleasure
Stupor
To be in a daze; mental dullness or apathy
