Word List 30

monumental tomb

pale purple

indirect in speech

to wind or turn in its course

mixture

submissive; docile

excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze

mania for doing grandiose things

sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious

token; reminder

collection of wild animals

lying; dishonest

beggar

suitable for servants; lowly; mean

concerning trade

capricious; changing; fickle

flashy; tawdry

the technique or science of separating metals from their ores

highly abstract, subtle, or abstruse

to measure; distribute

swift; momentarily brilliant

courage; spirit

an unwholesome or oppressive atmosphere

small world; the world in miniature

surroundings; environment

combative; bellicose

to work against

menacing; threatening

very critical; hard to please; requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking

affectedly dainty or elegant

assumed artificially; unnatural; feigned

extremely small

petty details

optical illusion

to entangle; stick in swampy ground

merryment; laughter

misunderstanding

mixture of writings on various subjects

ill luck; misadventure

wretch; villian

minor crime

stingy; niggardly

doubts

an unfortunate accident

a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation