Details Title: List 2 Definitions Description: Pre-AP English 11 Total Flash Cards: 24 Created: 09/07/2007 20:45:09		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional English Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Abeyance Definition temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension Term Antiquity Definition the quality of being ancient; ancientness; the period of history before the Middle Ages Term Betrothal Definition the act or state of being engaged Term Compunction Definition anxiety arising from awareness of guilt Term Countenance Definition appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face Term Deprecations Definition earnest disapprovals of Term Dubious Definition doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt Term Eclectic Definition selecting or choosing from various sources Term Factotum Definition a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house Term Frivolities Definition acts characterized by lack of seriousness or sense Term heterodoxy Definition any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox Term imploring Definition begging urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy Term Intrusion Definition an illegal act of entering, seizing, or taking possession of another's property Term levity Definition lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness Term misanthrope Definition a hater of humankind Term penchant Definition a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something Term peal Definition a loud, prolonged ringing of bells Term progenitors Definition direct ancestors Term recitative Definition pertaining to or of the nature of a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists Term satirical Definition of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc Term sophistry Definition a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning Term supplication Definition an act or instance of praying modestly; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition Term travesty Definition a literary or artistic burlesque of a serious work or subject, characterized by grotesque or ludicrous incongruity of style, treatment, or subject matter Term vehemence Definition the quality of being zealous; ardent; impassioned