A Sound of Thunder Vocabulary Flashcards
glorious
having great beauty and splendor
synonym: Marvelous
sway
pitching dangerously to one side
synonym: influence
envelop
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
synonym: wrap
finicky
exacting especially about details
synonym: choosy
annihilate
kill in large numbers
synonym: conquer
expendable
suitable to be expended
synonym: nonessential
slay
kill intentionally and with premeditation
synonym: murder
infinitesimal
infinitely or immeasurably small
synonym: tiny
disproportion
lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something
synonym: inequality
correlate
bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation
synonym: compare
bisect
cut in half or cut in two
synonym: divide
resilient
elastic; rebounds readily
synonym: robust
poised
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
synonym: prepared
remit
send (money) in payment
synonym: dispatch
engulf
flow over or cover completely
synonym: surround
malfunction
fail to function or function improperly
synonym: breakdown
stagnate
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
synonym: languish
primeval
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
synonym: primitive
subtle
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
synonym: cunning
subliminal
below the threshold of conscious perception
synonym: unintentional
