English 11 Vocabulary 11
labyrinth
a complicated network of winding passages, a maze
imprecation
a curse
knell
a sound made by a bell rung slowly for a death or funeral
kismet
destiny, fate
jocular
humorous, lighthearted
lascivious
lustful or lewd, inciting sexual desire
libertine
one who lives an immoral life
kinetic
pertaining to motion
impotent
powerless, lacking strength
legerdemain
sleight of hand, deception
languid
sluggish, drooping from weakness
lambent
softly bright or radiant, running or moving lightly over a surface
lachrymose
tearful, weepy
juxtapose
to place side by side for comparison
laconic
using few words, concise