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CASTTWO SHADOWS
vocab list for ms sessa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a reversible fabric of linen, silk, cotton, or wool, woven with patterns | damask |
| the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance; aspect; appearance | visage |
| a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer | placard |
| a beautiful or graceful young woman | nymph |
| the space of fourteen nights and days; two weeks | fortnight |
| a place or establishment where distilling, esp. the distilling of liquors, is done | distillery |
| extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible | choleric |
| intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened | benighted |
| an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government | insurrection |
| nonsense; bosh | flapdoodle |
| the laying of a claim to something | pretensions |
| a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature | ailments |
| domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing | imperiously |
| to annoy | vex |
| ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper inferior or common; ordinary | ornery |
| to speak to; address | bespeaks |
| an act of kindness; a charitable gift | benevolence |
| grossly or obscenely abusive | scurrilous |
| highly agitated, as the mind or emotions; distraught; turbulent | tumultuous |
| a scolding, vicious woman; hag; shrew | harridan |