20 terms

Terms	Definitions
blanch	to whiten by removing color; bleach
tremulous	vibratory, shaking, or quivering; characterized by shaking involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness
cadence	rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words ; the beat, rate, or measure of any rhythmic movement
turbid	not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured; thick or dense, as smoke or clouds; confused; muddled; disturbed
furl	to gather into a compact roll and bind securely, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff;
certitude	freedom from doubt, esp. in matters of faith or opinion; certainty; total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
impediment	obstruction; hindrance; obstacle; any physical defect that impedes normal or easy speech; a speech disorder
lacquer	a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added, a hard glossy coating, a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
galleon	a large sailing vessel of the 15th to the 17th centuries used as a fighting or merchant ship, square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and generally lateen-rigged on one or two after masts, a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts
myriad	a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things, the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
ragtime	rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation, music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
benighted	intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened; overtaken by darkness or night, lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
simmer	to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point; to make a gentle murmuring sound, as liquids cooking just below the boiling point; to be in a state of subdued or restrained activity, development, excitement, anger
percolate	to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter, spread gradually
dulcimer	a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers, a stringed instrument used in American folk music
elicit	to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke, derive by reason
depravity	the state of being corrupt, wicked, or perverted
olfactory	of or pertaining to the sense of smell; of or relating to the act of smelling,
gustatory	of or pertaining to taste or tasting
tactile	of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch; perceptible to the touch; tangible

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