Unit 1 Flashcards
(13 cards)
apathy
n; absence of emotion, lack of interest
Abominable
adj ; hateful, detestable, loathsome
appease
v; bring to a state of peace, quiet, calm, ease, contenment
deliverance
n; giving forth or emitting
devotion
n; profound dedication, earnest attachment to a cause
discern
v; to distinguish or discriminate
duration
length of time something continues or exists
gape
n; wide opening, a stare
v; split or become wide
incense
n; homage, adulation, perfume or smoke rising from a burning substance
mediator
v; person who settles a dispute, reconcile
pious
adj; earnest wish to fulfill
religious obligations, religious devotion
vengeance
n; infliction if injury, harm, humiliation
venomous
adj; poisionous, sting, wound, spiteful, malignant