Eng Vocabulary Practice

Vocabulary for the English vocabulary quiz on 1/24

Juggernaut

a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution

Apocryphal

of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true

Pedantic

overly concerned with minute details or formalisms

Sombre

extremely serious

Relish

to take pleasure in; like; enjoy

Troglodyte

a prehistoric cave dweller; a person of degraded, primitive, or brutal character; a person who is regarded as being deliberately ignorant

Blatant

done openly and unashamedly; flagrant

Abominable

very unpleasant; causing moral revulsion

Incoherent

expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear;
disjointed; rambling

Accosted

to confront boldly

Insensate

lacking sympathy or compassion; unfeeling

Conflagration

a destructive or extensive fire

Odious

deserving or causing hatred; highly offensive

Apparatus

any complex instrument or mechanism for a particular purpose

Qualm

an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear

Sedulous

persistently or carefully maintained; showing dedication and diligence

Symbolism

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

Theme

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

Horror

an intense feeling of fear, shock, or __disgust__.

Gothic Literature

a genre of literature that combines dark elements, spooky settings, conflicted and disturbed characters into a whimsically horrific, often romantic, story.