Vocab 5 Flashcards Preview

adj. expressing dry, especially mocking humor

n. the study of dramatic composition

n. a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity

adj. grimly mocking or cynical

n. a small group of people or things

n. speck or small amount

n. a store of valuable or delightful things

n. the final part of a play, movie, or narrative

n. one who encourages or assists someone to commit a crime

n. state of inactivity, disuse, or suspension

adj. (of a feeling or a memory) lasting a long time

v. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)

v. to scrape or wear away by friction or erosion

v. to repeal or do away with; cancel

adj. wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious; considering all sides

v. to restrict (something) within limits

v. walk all the way around (something)

n. the scar of a healed wound

n. a choir or choral society; simple hymns

adj. bad-tempered or irritable

adj. of or related to a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve

v. to scold or rebuke

n. someone excessively patriotic, prejudiced for a particular group, cause or gender

adj. cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something

n. trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t have

n. type of song sung by sailors

adj. extremely bad or unpleasant

adj. open to objection; causing disapproval or offense

v. to value highly or put a price on or inform someone

adj. (of a person) using excessive flattery