The Handmaid's Tale vocab
About this set
Created by:
eeckland Plus on November 19, 2011
Log in to favorite or report as inappropriate.
Order by
22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anachronisms | not in its correct historical or chronological place |
| foundered | to become wrecked, fail utterly, sinking ship, lame horse |
| sloughed | anything that is shed or cast off |
| innocuous | not harmful or injurious, harmless |
| incendiary | used to set things on fire, physically/emotionally/intellectually |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| akimbo | being in a bent, bowed or arched position |
| approbation | approval, commendation, official approval or sanction |
| collusion | a secret agreement, esp. for fraudulent or treacherous purpose |
| ambulatory | of, pertaining to, or capable of walking |
| peccadillo | a trifling fault, a very minor or slight sin or offense |
| cornucopia | an abundant, overflowing supply |
| ignominious | discreditable, humiliating |
| wizened | withered, shriveled |
| penultimate | next to the last |
| precocity | unusually early development or maturity |
| implacable | not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable |
| perfidy | deliberate breach of faith/trust, faithlessness, treachery |
| susurration | a soft murmur, whisper |
| prurience | having, incled to have or characterized by lustful thoughts |
| maudlin | tearfully or weakly emotional, foolishly sentimental |
| patronymic | derived from the name of a father, a family name, surname |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.