English 10 vocab 1

Venomous

extremely poisonous or injurious

Stolid

having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

Singe

burn superficially or lightly

Flue

a conduit to carry off smoke

Intact

undamaged in any way

Conscience

motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles

Imperceptibly

in a manner that is difficult to discern

Tallow

a hard substance used for making soap and candles

Stratum

one of several parallel layers of material

Earnestly

in a sincere and serious manner

Cataract

disease that involves the clouding of the lens of the eye

Olfactory

of or relating to the sense of smell

Proboscis

a long flexible snout as of an elephant

Abstract

not representing or imitating external reality

Flush

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

Proclivity

a natural inclination

Stoke

(of a fire) stir up or tend

Odious

extremely repulsive or unpleasant

Sheer

very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

Alight

settle or come to rest