Thursday, January 14, 2010

Vocab. Words

decadent - adj. - characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline, luxuriously self-indulgent

risque - adj. - slightly indecent or liable to shock, esp. by being sexually suggestive

armistice - n. - an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time, a truce

rendezvous - n. - a meeting at an agreed time and place, typically between two people

destitute - adj. - without the basic necessities of life

mesmerize - v. - hold the attention of someone to the exclusion of all else or so as to transfix them

sardonic - adj. - grimly mocking or cynical

distraught - adj. - deeply upset and agitated

inebriated - adj. - drunk, intoxicated

debutante - n. - an upper-class young woman making her first appearance in fashionable society

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