English vocab quiz unit 3

Lore

traditional knowledge

Syn for lore

mythology

Surcease

Desist from action

cease 

syn for surcease 

stop 

Entreat

ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something

syn for entreat

implore

ungainly 

Lacking grace in movement or posture

difficult to handle especially because of shape 

syn for ungainly

clumsy

awkward

placid

free from disturbance by heavy waves

not easily irritated

syn for placid

calm

tranquil 

Respite

A break from something that is difficult and unpleasant

syn for respite

break

recess

Munificent 

very generous

syn for munificent

lavish

Equivocal

uncertain or ambiguous

has many meanings

syn equivocal

ambiguous

Specious

plausible but false

deceptively pleasing

syn for specious

spurious

false

anomalous

deviating from the general or common order or type

syn for anomalous

abnormal

unnatural

Sentience

the readiness to perceive sensations

elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

syn for sentience 

awareness 

sensation

Lurid

Glaringly vivid and graphic

horrible in fierceness

shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke

syn for lurid

shocking

Phantasmagoric

having a fantastic or dreamlike appearance

full of bizarre imagery

syn for phantasmagoric

surreal

surrealistic

Profuse

abundant or given freely

syn for profuse 

copious

lavish

Prevalent

Most frequent or common

syn for prevalent

predominant

frequent

Discord

lack of agreement or harmony

syn for discord

friction

Treacherous

dangerously unstable and unpredictable

syn for treacherous

unreliable

Extort

to use information or the threat of violence to acquire cash or something else

syn for extort

blackmail

Ostentatious

Intended to attract notice and impress others

syn for ostentatious

pretentious

flaunty 

Parsimonious

excessively unwilling to spend

syn for parsimonious

stingy

ungenerous

Deluge

A heavy rain

syn for deluge

downpour

Eloquence

Powerful or effective language 

syn for eloquence

fluency

Sepulcher

a chamber used as a grave

syn for sepulcher 

burial chamber

Mirth

Amusement, expressed in laughter

syn for mirth

cheerfulness