Chapter 16~20 vocab Flashcards
Fetid
Having a cruel and offensive smell
Delirium
Being in a confused state
Disheveled
Very messy
Ferocity
Savage; wildness
Supplication
Earnest request
Wanton
Showing no care
Prospect
Possibility of having a successful future
Havoc
Mass destruction
Romp
To play and run around happily/excitedly in a noisy way
Homage
Showing/showed respects
Snub
To treat someone rudely (by ignoring)
Profusely
A large amount of something/In large amounts
Peevish
Easily irritated by unimportant things
Stolid
Showing no emotion; calm
Promptly
With little or no delay
Subtle
Not shown obviously
Earnestness
Sincere and serious
Compelling
Something having a powerful and irresistible effect.
Affront
Deliberately accuse
Sacrilege
Showing no respect for something sacred
Grovel
To lie down on the ground, face down. To make oneself seem powerless and the other powerful.
Deity
God, someone who you worship that is viewed as controlling the world
Pinnacle
Top or pointy end; peak
Forsake
To abandon, leave purposely.
Fanaticism
To have extreme/excessive interest in something
Shanty
Something in bad shape (a house that is in bad shape, made out of bad material)
Turbulent
Sudden and shocking movement
Perseverance
Strong/persistent determination
Oblique
Slanting; slanting; inclined
Trifle
To treat someone with no seriousness and respect
Consolidate
To make something better/stronger/ or more successful
Fitful
Constant moving; on and off
