Vocabulary & Spelling 2.1

cabriolet

n. - A light two-wheeled one-horse carriage with a folding leather hood and upward-curving shafts

cachet

n. - A special quality that makes people admire or want something

cask

n. - A round wooden container for storing a liquid, especially alcoholic drink

chastise

vb. - To castigate or reprimand severely

conduit

n - A means of transmitting or distributing information

denouement

n. - The outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work

dystopia

n. - An imaginary place where people live dehumanized and fearful lives

faun

A figure or god in Roman mythology with a man's upper body, the legs of a goat, and goat’s horns on its head

fiendish

adj. - Extremely cruel or wicked

fray

vb. - To scare or frighten away

frisk

vb. - To search a person for something by running hands rapidly over their clothing and through their pockets

futon

n. - A firm mattress used as a bed or sofa

giddy

adj. - Joyfully elated or euphoric

gratuity

n. - Something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually a tip

indictment

n. - A formal written charge accusing someone of a legal offense

meringue

n. - A dessert topping made of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar

pique

n. - An annoyed feeling when insulted or treated rudely

tyke

n. - A small child

ubiquitous

adj. - Existing or being everywhere at the same time

utopia

A place of ideal perfection in laws government and social conditions