Untitled Flashcards Set

beguile

to win attention/interest through trickery

hackneyed

lacking originality

palpable

(about a feeling or atmosphere) so intense you can almost feel it

multitudinous

very numerous

carouse

to “party” and drink excessively

melee

a confused fight/skirmish

unbecoming

unflattering (usually clothes/color)

grave

very serious

verity

truth

dolorous

having great sorrow or distress

bode

to be an omen of a particular outcome

dissemble

disguise/conceal one’s true motives

fell

cruel, terrible

scruple

a feeling of doubt/hesitation about a matter of morality

fortitude

courage in pain/adversity

consternation

feelings of anxiety or dismay