5th box -Flashcards

(n.) overindulgence in food or drink (Ada's fried chicken tastes so divine, I don't know how anyone can call gluttony a sin.)

(adj.) unpleasant, offensive, especially to the sense of smell (Nobody would enter the stalls until the horse's noisome leavings were taken away.)

(adj.) sparkling (The ice skater's scintillating rhinestone costume nearly blinded the judges.)

(n.) a follower, adherent (The king did not believe that his rival could round up enough partisans to overthrow the monarchy.)