Vocabulary Power Plus - Lesson Two

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering all fifteen terms from Lesson Two.

maelstrom

A whirlpool; turbulence; an agitated state of mind

impotent

Powerless; lacking strength

emendation

A correction

gloat

To look at or think about with great satisfaction

effete

Worn out; barren

impale

To pierce with a pointed object; to spear

bland

Mild; tasteless; dull

extenuate

To lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses

bestial

Savage; brutal

diaphanous

Very sheer and light

bauble

A showy but useless thing

labyrinth

A complicated network of winding passages; a maze

impediment

A barrier; an obstruction

shard

A fragment

nihilism

A total rejection of established laws