F451 Vocab


stolid


(of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation


pulverize


reduce to fine particles


stratum


a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status, education, or income


proclitivty


a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing


odious


extremely unpleasant; repulsive


ravenous


extremely hungry


scythe


a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or wheat, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to which are one or two short handles


incessantly


(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption


stagnant


(of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence


bestial


of or like an animal or animals


tactlie


of or connected with the sense of touch


dictrum


a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source


profusion


an abundance or large quantity of something


insidious


proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects


desolation


a state of complete emptiness or destruction


parry


ward off (a weapon or attack), esp. with a countermove


contempible


deserving contempt; despicable


perpetual


never ending or changing


aesthetic


concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty


certitude


absolute certainty or conviction that something is the case


blanch


make white or pale by extracting color; bleach


oblivion


the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening