masque vocab

Pestilence

Plague; epidemic

Dissolution

Disintegration or decomposition

Dauntless

Fearless; confident

Sagacious

Clever; insightful; shrewd

Buffoon

A clown

Profusion

An abundance or surplus

Brazen

Made of brass; also means shameless

Lapse

interval; passage of time

Pervade

to spread throughout

Writhe

To twist or turn continually

Cessation

Bring something to an end

Visage

Facial features

Shroud

Burial cloth

Pendulum

An apparatus in which an object is mounted to swing freely

Attain

To achieve or accomplish

Propriety

Correct behavior

Gaunt

Thin and bony

Disapprobation

Strong disapproval

Gaiety

Cheerful, merry

Embellishment

Decorative detail, an ornament or decoration