Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Last of the Mohicans
Vocabulary words - chapter 2
27
Classics
8th Grade
09/14/2012
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional Classics Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
cursorily
 Definition
hastily, without attention
Term
ejaculation
 Definition
a sudden, strong, emotional utterance
Term
reluctant
 Definition
opposed in mind
Term
irksome
 Definition
tiresome, troublesome
Term
skirting
 Definition
moving along with edge of
Term
sedulously
 Definition
industriously
Term
sagacity
 Definition
sound judgment
Term
flank
 Definition
fleshy side of an animal between the ribs and the hip
Term
Canterbury gallop
 Definition
moderate gallop
Term
loping
 Definition
an easy often bounding way or moving on foot
Term
sinuous
 Definition
bending, curving
Term
elongation
 Definition
lengthening
Term
ex parte
 Definition
one-sided
Term
aggrieved
 Definition
pained, afflicted
Term
unremitted
 Definition
persistent
Term
diligent
 Definition
persevering and careful in work
Term
interrogator
 Definition
a questioner
Term
palpable
 Definition
noticeable
Term
allusions
 Definition
indirect reference
Term
expounding
 Definition
explaining in detail
Term
psalmody
 Definition
art of singing psalms
Term
churlishly
 Definition
rudely, roughly
Term
promulgated
 Definition
published
Term
Anno Domini
 Definition
in the year of the lord
Term
eulogium
 Definition
eulogy speech of praise
Term
circumlocution
 Definition
using many words to express a thought, when the use of a single term is more desirable
Term
asunder
 Definition
apart
Supporting users have an ad free experience!