Vocab #6 F451

1. Abound (v)- exist in large quantities

2. Beatific (adj)- experiencing or displaying extreme joy or bliss

3. Cacophony (n) - a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

4. Desolate (adj)- (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.

5. Earnest (adj)- in a sincere and serious manner

6. Falter (v)- move unsteadily or in a way that shows lack of confidence.

7. Feign (v)- pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

8. Hone (v) - refine or make more perfect or effective

9. Pedant (n)- a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

10. Penance (n)- voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for something

11. Perfunctory (adj) - (of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection

12. Profuse (adj)- (especially of something offered or discharged) exuberantly plentiful; abundant.

13. Ravenous (adj)- devouring or craving food in great quantities

14. Stifle (v)- make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate

15. Stolid (adj)- having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

16. Strew (v)- spread by scattering

17. Suffuse (v)- gradually spread through and over

18. Torrent (n)- a sudden, violent, and copious outpouring of (something, typically words or feelings).

19. Trifle (adj)- a small amount

20. Writhe (v) -move in a twisting or contorted motion