Vocab 1 Flashcards
(32 cards)
Augment
To make greater or to supplement
Antidote
Something that relieves the effects of poison
Augury
An omen or prophecy
Avarice
Greed for wealth
Balm
Soothing substance that gives one relief
Bane, baneful
A source of harm or destruction. Harmful, destructive
Beguile
The deceive, mislead, persuade with charm
Bestow
To grant or give
Blanch
To take the color out of, to bleach
Blasphemous
Profane
Buffeted
Struck repeatedly, battered
Censure
To blame or condemn
Champion
To defend or support
Cherubic
Innocent, wholesome, angelic
Chide
To scold
Clamor
Loud noise or shouting
Cloister
To seclude or to confine
Combustible
Capable of burning
Confound
To cause one to become confused
Corporeal
Relating to a physical material body
Credulous
Gullible
Daunt
To intimidate
Deft
Skillful
Desolate
Deserted