Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards generated from the provided lecture notes defining key terms.

Proffer

To offer or proposal

Efflorescence

A blooming state or flourishing

Hither and thither

This way and that, or in a state of confusion; in various quarters; here and there

Specious

Pleasing to the eye but deceptive; deceptively attractive in appearance

Enshroud

Surrounded; hidden

Enfolding

Enfolding or enveloping; an wrapping in

Effulgence

A brilliant radiance; a shining light

Enmity

A feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism

Decorous

Characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.

Strident

Making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking

Mirage

An optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air

Eccentric

Deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd

Furtive

Sly, shifty; secretive

Suffusion

The act or condition of being overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

Indignation

Strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger

Askew

To one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry

Petered

Diminished gradually and stopped; dwindled to nothing

Bastion

A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

Contemptuous

Showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; contemptuous

Contempt

The feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn

Flourish

1. An act or instance of flourishing 2. An ostentatious display

Hiatus

A break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.