Unit 2 Bonus Flashcards
(15 cards)
Bauble
A trinket
Bestial
Acting or being beast-like
Bland
Mild; tasteless; dull
Chagrin
Humiliation or embarrassment caused by irritation or frustration; to humiliate, to cause to feel shame, to hurt the pride of
Diaphanous
Allowing light to pass through
Effete
Lacking energy or vigor and worn out and unable to produce
Emendation
A correction or change to a text
Gloat
To brag greatly
Impediment
An obstacle, hindrance, or obstruction
Impotent
Lacking sufficient strength or power to accomplish something or achieve some effect
Labyrinth
A maze
Maelstrom
A violent or turbulent situation
Nihilism
An extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence
Shard
A broken fragment of glass, pottery, etc.
Antithesis
The exact or direct opposite or contrast