Vocab Quiz 205 - 240 prep

perdition

a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation

recondite

not easily understood; abstrusive or obsecure

sagacious

having or showing keen discernment, sound judgement, and farsightedness; shrewd

scow

a large flatbottom boat with square ends, used chiefly for transporting freight.

abscond

to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself; often to avoid arrest or prosecution.

fecund

capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful

jocose

playful or humorous.

litany

a tedious recital or repetitive series; list.

motley

incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate.

precipitous

dangerously high or steep

sarcophogus

a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.

herald

a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen.

prima donna

a very tempermental person with an inflated view of their own talent or importance

nubble

a small knob or lump

tony

fashionable among wealthy or stylish people

saffron

an orange-yellow flavoring, food coloring, and dye made from the dried stigmas of a crocus (flower)

sinew

1. The parts of a strcutre, system, or thing that give it strength or bind it together
2. a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or ligament.

haven

a place of safety or refuge.

creole

a person of mixed european and black descent, especially in the caribbean

coquettish

behaving in such a way as to suggest a playful, sexual attraction; flirtatious

uneqivocal

leaving no doubt; unambiguous

repugnance

intense disgust

quell

put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by use of force

pariah

an outcast

insouciant

showing a causal lack of concern; indifferent

contrive

1. create or bring about (an object of situation) by deliberate use of skill and artiface


1. manage to do something foolish or create an undesirable situation.

desultory

lacking a plan, purpose or enthusiasm

gabardine

a smooth, durable twill-woven cloth, typically of worsted or cotton

dainty

delicately small and pretty

rivulet

a very small stream

splutter

a short explosive spitting or choking noise

abide

accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation)

rapport

a close, harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other’s feelings or ideas and communicate well.

ravel

untangle or unravel something

furrow

1. a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow, especially for planting seeds or irrigation
2. make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something).

largesse

generousity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.