List 4 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Discompose
Disturb or agitate
Diurnal
Of or during the day; daily, of each day
Diverge
Separate from another route, especially a main one, and go in a different direction
Math (of a series) increase indefinitely as more terms are added
Evoke
Bring or recall to the conscious mind.
Garrulous
Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
Generate
Cause (something,especially an emotion or situation) to arise or come about
Produce
Gibe
An insulting or mocking remark; taunt; jeer
Hoax
Trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false
Illicit
Forbidden by law, rules, or customs
Lubricious
Offensively displaying or intended to arouse sexual desire
Smooth and slippery with oil or similar substance
Mediate
Intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which a work or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else especially something abstract
Nativity
Occasion of a person’s birth
Birth of Jesus Christ
Picture,carving, model representing Jesus Christ
Quoit
Ring of iron, rope, or rubber thrown in a game to encircle or land as near as possible to the upright peg
Raillery
Good-humored teasing
Raiment
Clothing
Rancor
Bitterness or resentful mess especially when long-standing
Rankle
Cause annoyance or resentment that persists
Continue to be painful
Rant
Speak or shout at length in a wild impassioned way
Rapacity
Aggressive greed
Rapt
Completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing
Having been carried away bodily or transported to heaven
Repartee
Conversation or speech characterized by quick witty comments or replies
Repast
Meal
Replete
Filled or well-supplied with something
