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;
36 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
edifice
|
a building
|
|
|
inauspicious
|
not favorable
|
|
|
physiognomies
|
character from facial features
|
|
|
augured
|
to predict
|
|
|
abashed
|
to make ashamed
|
|
|
ignominy
|
humiliation
|
|
|
iniquity
|
wickedness
|
|
|
visage
|
face or facial expression
|
|
|
rankled
|
to cause irritation
|
|
|
pillory
|
a fram that holds someone for public scorn
|
|
|
phantasmagoric
|
a scene of constantly shifting dreamlike images
|
|
|
mien
|
manner
|
|
|
purport
|
meaning or intention
|
|
|
amenable
|
willing to listen
|
|
|
intimated
|
to hint at
|
|
|
singular
|
unique
|
|
|
infamy
|
famous for being evil
|
|
|
talisman
|
magical charm
|
|
|
insidious
|
alluring but dangerous
|
|
|
plebian
|
common
|
|
|
averred
|
to confirm
|
|
|
seared
|
to char or burn
|
|
|
efficacy
|
effectiveness
|
|
|
mutability
|
subject to change or alteration
|
|
|
caprice
|
an impulsive
|
|
|
caprice
|
an impulsive change of mind
|
|
|
anathemas
|
a strong curse
|
|
|
requited
|
to avenge
|
|
|
epoch
|
a particualr period of history
|
|
|
caper
|
a playful hop of leap
|
|
|
panoply
|
full suit of armor
|
|
|
exigencies
|
urgent requirements
|
|
|
retribution
|
something justly deserved
|
|
|
mountebank
|
imposter
|
|
|
vilified
|
slander
|
|
|
inimical
|
unfriendly
|
