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Vocabulary 1
List C-1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abattoir | a slaughterhouse |
| accomplice | one who aides in a criminal act |
| beatitude | supreme blessedness or happiness |
| divulge | to discolose or reveal to the masses or the public |
| florid | flushed with a rosy color ; heavily decorated or embellished |
| hebetude | dullness, menal lethargy |
| infamy | evil fame or reputation |
| insuperable | incapable of being overcome |
| meliorate | to make better ; improve |
| politic | artful or shrewd ; prudent or wise |
| segue | to proceed without pause from one (musical) theme to another |
| unilateral | affecting only one side, party, ornation |
| vignette | aliterary sketch having intimate charm and subtlety |
| zounds | used to express anger, suprise or indignation |