Gothic Vocabulary

Gothic Vocabulary

1. Atrocious: in bad conditions.

Flamboyant: tending to attract the attention.

Pallid:abnormally pale

Whim: an odd idea.

Tedious:boring because of dullness

Interment:burial

Alleviation:decrease in severity; relief

Profoundly:deeply; intensely

Emaciated: excessively thin; wasted away

Virulent: extremely poisonous or harmful

Coquettish: flirtatious

Temerity: foolish boldness

Vivacious: full of energy; lively

Insoluble: having no solution

Fitfully: in an irregular way; unsteadily

Affinity: a kinship or likeness

Deficiency: a lack

Insipid: lacking in flavor; bland

Terrestrial: on the ground, earthly

Edict: an order put out by a person in authority

Aghast: overcome with fear; terrified

Diffident: shy and timid; lacking self-confidence

Obstinate: stubborn

2. To encroach: to advance beyond original limits; intrude

To circumvent: to avoid or get around by clever maneuvering

To thwart: to block or hinder; to prevent the fulfillment of

To obscure: to cover over, hide

To annihilate: to destroy completely

To divulge: to make known something private

To obliterate: to wipe out, leaving no trace

futility: uselessness

Debase: making something impure

Sly: mischievous

Stir: move

Immolation : to kill.

Catacomb : underground cemetery.

Flambeaux: a lighted torch

Masonry: Stonework or brickwork