Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
immolation
|
burning to destruction
|
|
|
abjured
|
renounced, gave up under oath
|
|
|
heterodox
|
heretical
|
|
|
filial
|
having the relation of a child to a parent
|
|
|
avarice
|
Greed
|
|
|
cambric
|
thin, plain cotton fabric, usually white
|
|
|
expedient
|
proper, suitable for purpose
|
|
|
clamour
|
uproar, complaining
|
|
|
churlish
|
mean
|
|
|
execration
|
profanity
|
|
|
epistle
|
letter
|
|
|
enigmatic
|
mysterious
|
|
|
emulated
|
imitated, rivaled
|
|
|
elysium
|
paradise
|
|
|
dissipation
|
intemperance, excessive drinking
|
|
|
dissented
|
disagreed
|
|
|
disquietude
|
restlessness
|
|
|
dispatched
|
hastened
|
|
|
disenchanted
|
freed from illusion or false belief
|
|
|
discomfited
|
confused, frustrated
|
|
|
dilatory
|
slow
|
|
|
diabolical
|
devilish
|
|
|
destitute
|
utterly lacking
|
|
|
deranged
|
insane
|
|
|
curate
|
clergyman
|
|
|
copious
|
abundance or fullness of thoughts or words
|
|
|
consumption
|
tuberculosis
|
|
|
compunction
|
hesitation, sense of regret
|
|
|
blackguard
|
scoundrel
|
|
|
bane
|
destruction
|
