click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Alas Babylon
Term | Definition |
---|---|
excise | to eliminate |
irascible | cranky |
diaphanous | transparent |
idyllic | peaceful |
capitulation | surrender |
miasma | vapor |
to retaliate | to avenge |
to deter | to prevent |
bacilli | germs |
saturnine | solemn |
placebo | fake pill |
inexorable | unyielding |
to endear | to make oneself |
tier | layer |
assimilate | to absorb |
echelon | rank |
precocious | advanced |
crescendo | increasing volume |
roseate | reddish |
redundant | repetitious |
dour | sullen |
reprisal | counterattack |
moratorium | suspension |
purblind | slow to understand |
pugnacious | defiant |
imperative | urgent |
fastidious | neat |
apprehensive | worried |
noxious | foul |
incongruous | inappropriate |
athwart | across |
catalyst | agent of change |