English 9 Honors: Vocabulary Lesson 7

Begin reviewing Lessons 5&6 for the upcoming 5-8 Vocabulary Test

Vocabulary Lesson 7

1. gird (v.): to prepare for an event or an actionHINT: Birds gird for the winter. 2. daunt (v.): to make afraid; to discourageHINT: Haunt 3. flux (n.): a state of continual change or

movementHINT: Fluctuate 4. hovel (n.): a wretched living place; an open

shedHINT: Hole in the ground 5. cadaverous (adj.): of or like a corpse; pale;

gaunt; thinHINT: Cadaver

Vocabulary Lesson 7 6. gothic (adj.): of the middle ages; of or

relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction

HINT: Goth 7. penury (n.): extreme povertyHINT: Not even a penny 8. egress (n.): an exitHINT: 9. felicity (n.): happiness; blissHINT: Feliz 10. despot (n.): a dictator with absolute

powerHINT: Da spot

Extra Words!

11. chattel (n.): property; a movable item of personal property

HINT: Cattle is an example of chattel. 12. austere (adj.): stern, plainHINT: Steer can appear to be austere. 13. lament (v.): to mournHINT: 14. aloof (adj.):distant; indifferent;

disinterested HINT: On the roof 15. cerebral (adj.): relating to the brain HINT: