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world literature vocabulary quiz August,22,2022

Terms in this set (25)

foreboding
a sense of impending evil or misfortune
dirk
a dagger
vizier
a high officer in a muslim or middle eastern government
deluge
a great flood or heavy down pour
scion
descendant; heir especially of a wealthy or prominent family
tyranny
unjust or oppressive governmental power
lacuna
An empty space or a missing part; a gap
harlot
A woman prostitute
lament
to express for grief for or about (mourn)
prostrate
lying face down as in submission or adoration
sustenance
something, especially food, that sustains life or health
discern
to perceive with the yes; detect or distinguish
gale
a storm or high-wind especially at sea
sinews
either muscular power or tendons
garb
a distinctive style or form of clothing; dress
visage
the face or facial expression of a person
kith
one's friends and acquaintances
kin
one's relative or family
hie
to go quickly; to hasten
quay
a wharf or reinforced bank for the loading or unloading of ships or boats
supplicant
one who acts humbly
abhor
to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
perpetual
continuing or being so for an indefinitely long time
cataclysm
a ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
taboo
a violent upheaval that causes great destruction, especially with a flood
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