Requiem+Vocabulary

Jeff Lafrance *Requiem vocabulary

-lures- Anything that attracts, entices, or allures.

-abyss-A deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.

-delirium-//Pathology//. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.

-forsaken
 * < deserted; abandoned; forlorn: //an old, forsaken farmhouse.// ||

-epilogue-a concluding part added to a literary work, as a novel.

-cuneiform-  -hallowed
 * < having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped. ||

-inconsolable

queues- a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.

torpor- a state of suspended physical powers and activities.

burrows-a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.

salutation-the act of saluting.

icon-a picture, image, or other representation.

inconsolably-not consolable; that cannot be comforted; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.

swanking-dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style

askew-to one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry: to wear one's hat askew; to hang a picture askew.

-thurible- 1400–50 late ME //turrible, thoryble//

-annihilation- the act of exhaling.  -premonition-  -noxious-<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: <span class="ital-inline" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline;">//noxious fumes.//
 * < a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: <span class="ital-inline" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline;">//He had a vague premonition of danger.// ||

-exhalation- <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; line-height: 16px;">
 * < harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: <span class="ital-inline" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline;">//noxious fumes.// ||

thurible-1400–50; late

annihilation-the act or an instance of annihilating.