Vocab Unit 2 Exam Cards

Front 1

Austere

Back 1

strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

Front 2

Blithely

Back 2

joyous, merry, carefree

Front 3

Wade

Back 3

walk through water or other liquid

Front 4

Sneering

Back 4

smile or speak in mocking manner

Front 5

Disdain

Back 5

scorn

Front 6

Leisure

Back 6

free time

Front 7

Congealed

Back 7

to solidify

Front 8

Sacrilege

Back 8

to violate something sacred

Front 9

Sunder

Back 9

to split apart

Front 10

Jocund

Back 10

cheerful and lighthearted

Front 11

Cozen

Back 11

to trick

Front 12

Persimmon

Back 12

berry of flower

Front 13

Delphinium

Back 13

flower

Front 14

Acclaim

Back 14

praise enthusiastically and publicly

Front 15

Cerulean

Back 15

deep blue in color like a clear sky

Front 16

Censer

Back 16

a container in which incense is burned, usually in religious settings

Front 17

Rapturous

Back 17

characterized by expressing great enthusiasm

Front 18

Countenance

Back 18

a person's facial expression or to admit as possible

Front 19

Cairn

Back 19

a mound of rough stones built as a memorial

Front 20

Vespers

Back 20

evening star, or evening bell

Front 21

Consummation

Back 21

the ultimate end; something is finalized

Front 22

Geld

Back 22

to castrate or take power away from

Front 23

Writhe

Back 23

to make continual twisting or squirming movements of the body

Front 24

Maidenhead

Back 24

virginity

Front 25

Tremulous

Back 25

Timid, nervous, shaky

Front 26

Blathysphere

Back 26

a spherical apparatus that is used to study deep-sea life (a sub-submarine)

Front 27

Copped

Back 27

to steal or capture

Front 28

Encumber

Back 28

restrict someone in such a way that free action or movement is difficult

Front 29

Zenith

Back 29

a highest point or state

Front 30

Slovenly

Back 30

(especially of a person's appearance) messy and dirty (grimey ass nigga)

Front 31

Prithee

Back 31

please (used to convey a polite request)

Front 32

Peruse

Back 32

to read or look at something in a relaxed manner

Front 33

Martyrdom

Back 33

a display of feigned or exaggerated suffering to obtain sympathy or admiration.

Front 34

Lope

Back 34

to move or run with bounding steps (cheetah?)

Front 35

Disdain

Back 35

to look upon with scorn

Front 36

Connive

Back 36

conspire

Front 37

Manacles

Back 37

metal band, chain, shackle (for hands or ankles)

Front 38

Tweed

Back 38

woolen cloth produced in Scotland

Front 39

Brigade

Back 39

large group of soldiers

Front 40

Infirm

Back 40

not physically or mentally strong, especially through age or illness.

Front 41

Civility

Back 41

formal politeness

Front 42

Queer

Back 42

odd or homo

Front 43

Impediments

Back 43

hindrance, restriction

Front 44

Wan

Back 44

showing or suggesting ill health

Front 45

Dreary

Back 45

dull, lifeless

Front 46

Swarthy

Back 46

Dark (of skin color/complexion)

Front 47

Schooner

Back 47

a sailing ship with two or more masts

Front 48

Melancholy

Back 48

a feeling of deep sadness

Front 49

Votive

Back 49

offered, given, dedicated

(in accordance with a vow)

Front 50

Shoehorned

Back 50

to force into an inadequate space

Front 51

Trek

Back 51

A long, arduous journey

Front 52

Frowsty

Back 52

musty; ill smelling

Front 53

Whither

Back 53

to which (with reference to a place).

"whither are we going?" or to which

Front 54

Defunct

Back 54

no longer in effect or use; no longer functioning