Flashcards: Vocab3/10/10
All 20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 obdurate | stubborn |
| solace | comfort; in trouble |
| sinuous | winding; bending in and out |
| tome | large book |
| gambol | skip; leap playfully |
| timorous | timid; fearful |
| winnow | sift good parts from bad |
| whet | sharpen; stimulate |
| gamut | entire range |
| cadence | rythmic rise and fall; beat |
| docile | teachable; obedient; easily managed |
| enamored | in love |
| exodus | departure |
| latent | hidden; dormant |
| doff | take off |
| demise | death |
| horde | crowd |
| homage | honor or tribute |
| carnage | destruction of life |
| bastion | fortess or defense |