Lesson 10 Vocab

Front 1

disdainful; haughty and aloof

Back 1

supercilious

Front 2

relentless; unyielding

Back 2

inexorable

Front 3

1. a shrine where the ancient Greeks consulted oneof their gods for advice or prophecy
2. a prophecy made at such a shrine
3.a person who transmits prophecy from a deity
4. a person or thing regarded as able to give wise guidance

Back 3

oracle

Front 4

an address or formal speech given on a special occasion

Back 4

oration

Front 5

a mouth or vent; an opening

Back 5

orifice

Front 6

to kiss (usually used playfully)

Back 6

osculate

Front 7

a cut or notch

Back 7

indentation

Front 8

1. a written contract between two parties
2. an agreement binding an apprentice to work for a master
3.to bind by written contract

Back 8

indenture

Front 9

a long three-pronged fork or weapon

Back 9

trident

Front 10

a specialist who corrects irregularly positioned teeth

Back 10

orthodontist

Front 11

1. a deep narrow passage with rocky sides, encosed between mountains
2. gluttonous eating
3. a feeling of nausea
4.to eat greedily
5. to fill full; to stuff

Back 11

gorge

Front 12

1. to expel fromthe throat or stomach; to vomit
2.to discharge violently

Back 12

disgorge

Front 13

of immense size; gigantic

Back 13

gargantuan

Front 14

a grotesuq carved human or animal figure, especially one used as a rainspout carrying water clear of a wall

Back 14

gargoyle

Front 15

1. to cause to pour back or cast up partially digested food; to vomit
2. to rush or surge back

Back 15

regurgitate