Vocabulary Flashcards
Improvised
Invented, composed, or done without preparing beforehand
Convoluted
Turned in or wound up upon itself; coiled; twisted
Taut
Tense; tight
Spasmodic
Sudden, violent, and temporary
Deftness
The quality of being skillful and nimble
Pent-up
Not expressed or released; held in
Reveling
Taking great pleasure
Unimpeded
Not obstructed; unblocked
Phenomia
Facts, events, or conditions that can be known through the senses.
Pall
Covering that darkens or conceals, atmosphere of gloom.
Ferocity
Great fierceness, extreme intensity.
Tentative
Not fully worked out, uncertain
Spawn
To bring forth, to give birth
Cataclysm
A disaster, usually one that causes sudden and violent change
Presentiment
A feeling that something is about to happen