Cd World Literature Vocabulary List One

Front 1

abate

Back 1

1. to put an end to
<abate a nuisance>
2.to reduce in degree or
intensity
3. moderate<may abate their rancor to win peace>

Front 2

adulterate

Back 2

to corrupt, debase, or make
impure by the addition of a
foreign or inferior substance
or element

Front 3

ardor

Back 3

1. an often restless or
transitory warmth of
feeling <the sudden
ardors of youth> 2.
extreme vigor or energy

Front 4

augury

Back 4

divination from auspices
or omens

Front 5

beguile

Back 5

1. to lead by
deception, to hoodwink
2. to while away, especially by some agreeable occupation

Front 6

boisterous

Back 6

1. noisily turbulent, rowdy
2. marked by or expressive of
exuberance and high spirits

Front 7

brazen

Back 7

1. made of brass, of the
color of polished brass
2. sounding harsh and loud
like struck brass
3. marked by contemptuous boldness<a brazen disregard for the rules>

Front 8

carnal

Back 8

1. relating to or given to
crude bodily pleasures and
appetites: marked by
sexuality <carnal love>
2. bodily, corporeal <seen
with carnal eyes>
3. worldly <a carnal mind>

Front 9

celestial

Back 9

1. of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity <celestial beings>
2. of or relating to the sky
or visible heavens <the sun, moon, and stars are celestial bodies>

Front 10

censure

Back 10

1. a judgment involving
condemnation
2. the act of blaming or
condemning sternly
3. an official reprimand