Vocab Quiz 193 - 228 prep

a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.

impossible to understand or interpret

very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.

sullen and ill-tempered.

speak or act in an evasive way.

endless (often used hyperbolically)

win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit or person) by doing something that pleases them.

(of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree.

something comparatively worthless.

a series of shots fired, or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession.

a mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume.

lacking self-restraint; uncontrolled.

a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation

not easily understood; abstrusive or obsecure

having or showing keen discernment, sound judgement, and farsightedness; shrewd

a large flatbottom boat with square ends, used chiefly for transporting freight.

to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself; often to avoid arrest or prosecution.

capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful

playful or humorous.

a tedious recital or repetitive series; list.

incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate.

dangerously high or steep

a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.

a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen.

a very tempermental person with an inflated view of their own talent or importance

a small knob or lump

fashionable among wealthy or stylish people

an orange-yellow flavoring, food coloring, and dye made from the dried stigmas of a crocus (flower)

1. The parts of a strcutre, system, or thing that give it strength or bind it together

2. a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or ligament.

a place of safety or refuge.

a person of mixed european and black descent, especially in the caribbean

behaving in such a way as to suggest a playful, sexual attraction; flirtatious

leaving no doubt; unambiguous

intense disgust

put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by use of force

an outcast