Delirium Vocabulary Set
Proclamation
A public or official announcement of an important matter (n) (Oliver 207)
Undulations
A smoothly rising and falling form, outline, or movement (n) (Oliver 14)
Inflammatory
Causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder (adj) (Oliver 103)
Ravaging
Causing severe and extensive damage (v) (Oliver 440)
Catatonic
Characterized by or relating to an abnormality of movement, activity, or expression, most likely arising from a disturbed mental state (adj) (Oliver 345)
Industrious
Diligent and hard-working (adj) (Oliver 426)
Sacrilege
Disrespect or misuse to something regarded as sacred (n) (Oliver 229)
Momentarily
For a very short or brief moment in time (adv) (Oliver 169)
Instilling
Gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude, especially a desirable one) in a person's mind (v) (Oliver 92)
Imperceptible
Impossible to become aware or conscious of something (adj) (Oliver 336)
Unfurling
Make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state (v) (Oliver 55)
Incompetent
Not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully (adj) (Oliver 192)
Impassively
To act in a way of no feeling or showing of emotion (adv) (Oliver 32)
Dissipate
To disappear or cause to disappear (v) (Oliver 352)
Extricate
To free (someone or something) from a constraint or matter of difficulty (v) (Oliver 317)
Contemplate
To look at thoughtfully for a duration of time; think profoundly and at length (v) (Oliver 373)
Floundering
To struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion; struggle to obtain one's footing on a surface (v) (Oliver 20)
Subsidize
To support financially; provide a grant or contribution (v) (Oliver 135)
Contorted
Twisted or bent out of the normal shape (adj) (Oliver 399)
Frantically
in a disorganized manner due to fear, anxiety, or other emotion (adv) (Oliver 153)