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Smith Vocab #4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| discern | perceive, recognize, or detect with the senses |
| venerable | profoundly honored |
| severance | a personal or social separation (between opposing groups) |
| deluge | a heavy rain |
| incise | make an incision by carving or cutting |
| mainstay | a central cohesive source of support and stability |
| carouse | engage in boisterous merrymaking |
| eminent | standing above others in quality or position |
| felicity | pleasing and appropriate manner, style of expression |
| paltry | contemptibly small in amount |
| covet | wish, long, crave for something (especially the property of someone else) |
| alacrity | liveliness and eagerness |
| reproach | express criticism towards |
| foreboding | a feeling of evil to come |
| regalia | decorative clothing |