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World Lit Vocab

QuestionAnswer
surpassing exceeding
spawn produce, generate
studded decorated
boisterous rowdy
peril danger
trifles unimportant things
ghastly hideous, gruesome
mantle cloak
decisive showing decision
stropped sharpened
swiveled revolved, twisted
haughty arrogant
severed cut/chopped off
marvels wonders
grim gloomy
creed set of beliefs
prudent cautious
crag jagged rocks
mire swamp
hewed cut with axe
ingenious clever
mirth merriment, jollity
cant lie
boorish unmannered, crude
inscribe engrave
unlettered uneducated
hefted lifted, hoisted
bliss extreme happiness
vigorous strong, energetic
gnarled contorted, twisted
crevice narrow opening
gruesome repulsive
begrudge give with reluctance
beguiled tricked, deceived
console comfort
ablution washing or cleansing of the body, usually for religious purposes
sage someone venerated for their wisdom
venerable highly respected
sated fully satisfied
ephemeral short-lived
sublime outstanding
primal first in time
slaked lessened by satisfying
ascetic one who gives up all belongings to follow the ways of asceticism, usually for religious purposes
asceticism the belief that ascetic life can lead to eternal peace
sham fraud or hoax
onerous burdensome
redolent aromatic, suggestive
equanimity composure
inscrutable mysterious
enigmatic puzzling
ineffable inexpressible
banter playful conversation
courtesan a high class prostitute
piety religious devotion
profundity astuteness
regale entertain
supple flexible
covetous envious
copious abundant
insatiably greedily
squander waste
titillate arouse
insidious enticing but harmful
euphoria extreme state of bliss
insipid dull
surfeit disgust caused by excess
dregs sediments
bleakness barrenness
fetid having a bad smell
woeful sorrowful
incessantly continuously
precocious more developed than is normal for one's age
surly unfriendly
tenacity perseverance
Created by: bwayactress95
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