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English Vocabulary 341-360

Terms in this set (20)

Assent
to agree or concur, subscribe to; to give in, yield
Bastion
a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work; a fortified place
Canopy
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object; an overhanging projection or covering, as a long canvas awning stretching from the doorway of a building to a curb
Caper
to leap or skip about in a springly manner; an illegal or questionable act
Conch
the spiral shell of a gastropod, often used as a horn; any various marine gastropods
Contour
the outline of a figure or body, the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object; molded or shaped to fit a particular outline or form
Defile
to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute, taint, debase
Drone
to make a dull, continued, low, monotonous sound; to speak in a monotonous tone
Foliage
the leaves of a plant, collectively, leafage
Fulcrum
the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body
Immure
to enclose within walls; to shut in, seclude or confine
Juxtaposition
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side; the state of being close together or side by side
Motif
a recurring subject, theme, idea in a literary, artistic, or musical work; a dominant idea or feature
Peter
to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing; to tire, exhaust
Pliant
a statement of grievance made to a court for the purpose of asking redress; easily influenced, yielding to others, compliant
Proffer
to put before a person for acceptance, offer; an offer, a proposal
Rapacious
excessively grasping or covetous; living on prey
Recrimination
a retalitory accusation; the making of such accusations
Terrace
a colonnaded porch promenade, a flat roof or open platform, a relatively level paved or planted area adjoining a building; hillside to increase cultivatable land, conserve moisture, or minimize erosion
Vicissitude
the quality or state of being changeable; a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance; a fluctuation of state or condition
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