voc #10 Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)
A
privy
2
Q
arrogantly superior and disdainful
A
haughty
3
Q
a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried
A
sepulcher
4
Q
uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language
A
ambiguity
5
Q
a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering/to cause trouble
A
scourge
6
Q
inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight; marvelous.
A
wondrous
7
Q
not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
A
aloof
8
Q
feeling or showing tiredness, esp. as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep
A
weary
9
Q
express complete disapproval of, typically in public
A
condemn
10
Q
scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area
A
strew
