Zorba the Greek Word List

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A word list for Zorba the Greek. I just collected the words and didn't put example sentences. Sorry, will do that next time.
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  1. abashed
    feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
  2. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  3. adorned
    decorated or dressed up to be more beautiful or distinct
  4. adornment
    decorating oneself with something colorful and interesting
  5. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  6. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  7. agora
    the marketplace in ancient Greece
  8. alight
    settle or come to rest
  9. alluring
    highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
  10. antagonist
    someone who offers opposition
  11. anthropophagous
    of or relating to eaters of human flesh
  12. aperitif
    alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
  13. aquiline
    curved down like an eagle's beak
  14. arbitrate
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  15. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  16. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  17. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  18. astounded
    filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
  19. aubergine
    a plant that grows edible, dark-purple fruit
  20. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  21. austerity
    excessive sternness
  22. awl
    a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching holes
  23. Bade
    a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
  24. balderdash
    trivial nonsense
  25. benighted
    overtaken by darkness
  26. bespatter
    spot, splash, or soil
  27. betide
    become of; happen to
  28. blackguard
    someone who is morally reprehensible
  29. brazier
    large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned
  30. brigand
    an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
  31. bygone
    well in the past; former
  32. calabash
    Old World climbing plant with bottle-shaped gourds as fruits
  33. calamine
    a white mineral; a common ore of zinc
  34. camomile
    Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
  35. cannonade
    intense and continuous artillery fire
  36. canto
    a major division of a long poem
  37. carob
    evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods
  38. cauldron
    a very large pot that is used for boiling
  39. Charon
    (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
  40. chasuble
    a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
  41. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  42. coatee
    a short close-fitting coat
  43. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  44. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  45. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  46. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  47. contraption
    a small mechanical device or tool
  48. copious
    large in number or quantity
  49. copiously
    in very large amounts or quantities; extremely
  50. corporeal
    having material or physical form or substance
  51. corsair
    a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
  52. cowl
    a loose hood or hooded robe
  53. cuckold
    a man whose wife committed adultery
  54. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  55. cunningly
    in a sly or crafty manner
  56. defile
    make dirty or spotty
  57. deign
    do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  58. deluge
    a heavy rain
  59. detest
    dislike intensely
  60. devourer
    someone who eats greedily or voraciously
  61. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  62. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  63. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  64. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  65. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  66. disquieting
    causing mental discomfort
  67. distort
    twist and press out of shape
  68. docile
    easily handled or managed
  69. dolorous
    showing sorrow
  70. ecclesiastical
    of or associated with a church
  71. effeminate
    lacking traits typically associated with men or masculinity
  72. eiderdown
    down of the eider duck
  73. emanate
    give out, as breath or an odor
  74. enchanted
    influenced as by charms or incantations
  75. enraptured
    feeling great rapture or delight
  76. entreaty
    earnest or urgent request
  77. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  78. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  79. epoch
    a period marked by distinctive character
  80. eternity
    time without end
  81. everlasting
    continuing forever or indefinitely
  82. evocative
    serving to bring to mind
  83. ewe
    female sheep
  84. exasperated
    greatly annoyed; out of patience
  85. exhilarating
    making lively and joyful
  86. expansive
    able or tending to extend in one or more directions
  87. fanatically
    in a passionately fanatic manner
  88. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
  89. ferret
    a small domesticated mammal with a flexible, elongated body
  90. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  91. festoon
    a decorative representation of a string of flowers
  92. Ficus
    large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees
  93. firebrand
    a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
  94. flabbergasted
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
  95. foliage
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
  96. foretaste
    an early limited awareness of something yet to occur
  97. fornication
    sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
  98. frenziedly
    in a frenzied manner
  99. fresco
    a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
  100. fritter
    fried batter containing meat, vegetables, or fruit
  101. frugal
    avoiding waste
  102. furrow
    a long shallow trench in the ground
  103. gilt
    having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
  104. gorse
    very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
  105. guileful
    marked by skill in deception
  106. harlot
    a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
  107. harried
    troubled persistently, especially with petty annoyances
  108. haversack
    a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
  109. hawk
    a bird of prey with rounded wings and a long tail
  110. hawker
    someone who travels about selling his wares
  111. hillock
    a small natural mound
  112. hussy
    a woman adulterer
  113. ideology
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group
  114. immortalize
    make famous forever
  115. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  116. impetuosity
    rash impulsiveness
  117. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
  118. importunate
    making persistent or urgent requests
  119. inarticulate
    without or deprived of the use of speech or words
  120. incantation
    a ritual reciting of words believed to have a magical effect
  121. indiscreet
    lacking discretion; injudicious
  122. insatiable
    impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify
  123. insatiably
    to an insatiable degree
  124. insoluble
    incapable of being dissolved
  125. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  126. intervention
    the act of putting something between two things
  127. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  128. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
  129. ironical
    marked by incongruity between what is expected and what is
  130. isosmotic
    having the same or equal osmotic pressure
  131. joiner
    a person who likes to join groups
  132. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  133. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  134. lackadaisical
    idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
  135. laden
    filled with a great quantity
  136. lamentation
    the passionate activity of expressing grief
  137. languorous
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  138. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  139. lasso
    a long noosed rope used to catch animals
  140. levant
    run off without paying a debt
  141. liberty
    freedom of choice
  142. lignite
    intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
  143. limpet
    an aquatic snail with a low, cone-shaped shell
  144. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  145. lubber
    an awkward, foolish person
  146. lucidity
    freedom from obscurity of expression; comprehensibility
  147. lucidly
    in a clear and lucid manner
  148. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  149. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  150. lugubriously
    in a sorrowful lugubrious manner
  151. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  152. lurk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  153. maimed
    having a part of the body crippled or disabled
  154. malice
    the desire to see others suffer
  155. mantle
    a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
  156. matins
    the first canonical hour; at daybreak
  157. maw
    the mouth, jaws, or throat
  158. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  159. melodious
    having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune
  160. metamorphosis
    striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
  161. midinette
    a Parisian salesgirl
  162. minx
    a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
  163. mire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  164. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  165. morsel
    a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
  166. muddle
    make clouded as with sediment
  167. nargileh
    an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
  168. neckerchief
    a kerchief worn around the neck
  169. necromantic
    relating to or associated with necromancy
  170. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  171. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
  172. nonchalantly
    in a composed and unconcerned manner
  173. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
  174. nymph
    a minor nature goddess depicted as a beautiful maiden
  175. obstinacy
    resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
  176. oratory
    the act of addressing an audience formally
  177. oriflamme
    an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle
  178. palpitating
    having a slight and rapid trembling motion
  179. pander
    yield to; give satisfaction to
  180. paschal
    of or relating to Passover or Easter
  181. pasha
    a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
  182. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  183. perpendicular
    intersecting at or forming right angles
  184. phosphorescent
    emitting light without appreciable heat
  185. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  186. pirouette
    a rapid spin of the body
  187. pitiless
    without mercy or sympathy
  188. plebiscite
    a vote determining public opinion on a question
  189. pompon
    decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk
  190. post-haste
    as fast as possible; with all possible haste
  191. preceptor
    a teacher or tutor, especially at Cambridge or Oxford
  192. precipitous
    extremely steep
  193. presentiment
    a feeling of evil to come
  194. priory
    religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
  195. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  196. proprietor
    someone who owns a business
  197. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  198. pylon
    a large steel tower supporting high-tension power lines
  199. quince
    small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit
  200. rancid
    having an offensive smell or taste
  201. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  202. rarefied
    of high moral or intellectual value
  203. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  204. ravenously
    in the manner of someone who is very hungry
  205. ravine
    a deep narrow steep-sided valley
  206. ravishment
    a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment
  207. recompense
    make payment to
  208. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  209. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  210. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  211. reeking
    giving off a strong unpleasant smell
  212. refectory
    a communal dining-hall, usually in a monastery
  213. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  214. resound
    emit a noise
  215. retch
    make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
  216. retrousse
    (used of noses) turned up at the end
  217. rigmarole
    a long and complicated and confusing procedure
  218. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  219. rue
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  220. rum
    liquor distilled from fermented molasses
  221. sacrilege
    blasphemous behavior
  222. sacristan
    an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
  223. saffron
    crocus with pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
  224. salvo
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  225. samovar
    a metal urn with a spigot at the base
  226. sanctify
    render holy by means of religious rites
  227. siege
    an action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place
  228. simpleton
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
  229. sinewy
    consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
  230. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  231. slug
    a projectile that is fired from a gun
  232. smite
    inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
  233. snare
    a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
  234. solicitude
    a feeling of excessive concern
  235. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  236. spar
    stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
  237. stamina
    enduring strength and energy
  238. stature
    the height of a standing person
  239. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  240. subterranean
    being or operating under the surface of the earth
  241. succession
    the action or process of taking over an office or position
  242. suffice
    be adequate, either in quality or quantity
  243. Sumatran
    of or relating to the island of Sumatra or its inhabitants
  244. supplication
    the act of communicating with a deity
  245. surpass
    be or do something to a greater degree
  246. swarthy
    naturally having skin of a dark color
  247. syllogism
    reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
  248. tamarisk
    any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
  249. tercet
    a rhythmic group of three lines of verse
  250. terrestrial
    of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth
  251. tow
    drag behind
  252. transitory
    lasting a very short time
  253. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  254. trice
    a very short time
  255. trifling
    not worth considering
  256. trollop
    a woman adulterer
  257. troubadour
    a singer of folk songs
  258. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  259. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  260. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  261. venomous
    extremely poisonous or injurious
  262. verger
    a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies
  263. vermin
    any of various small animals or insects that are pests
  264. vespers
    the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office
  265. vexed
    troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
  266. vibrant
    vigorous and animated
  267. vinous
    of or relating to wine
  268. voluptuous
    displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
  269. voluptuously
    in a shapely and voluptuous manner
  270. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  271. waft
    a long flag; often tapering
  272. wagtail
    Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
  273. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  274. whinny
    the characteristic sounds made by a horse
  275. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  276. wretch
    someone you feel sorry for
  277. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
Created on Mon Apr 15 19:58:11 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Apr 18 00:51:37 EDT 2013)

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