Chapter 2 Secrets and Lies Flashcards
The dark prince sat _____ his black steed, his ____ cape _______ behind him
astride; sable; flowing
a golden _______ _____ his blond locks, his handsome face was cold with the rage of battle…
circlet bound
He was the youngest of two children and had a finely _____ sense of familial justice
honed
I let her down, I made her worry, blah blah blah. I am the _______ of her existence
bane
bane
bane /bān/ Learn to pronounce noun a cause of great distress or annoyance. "the bane of the decorator is the long, narrow hall" Similar: scourge ruin death plague ruination destruction torment torture menace suffering pain distress hardship cross to bear burden thorn in one's flesh/side bitter pill affliction calamity despair trouble misery woe tribulation misfortune nuisance pest headache trial blight curse nightmare ARCHAIC something, typically poison, that causes death.
I am going to get in rouble, I don’t want it to be ______________________ Eric’s lousy poetry
on account of
on account of
beacuse of
they had formed a rock band together at the start of ______________ year
sophomore year
sophomore
second year college or high school student
It’s poetry ________________ from your house. It’s not like I’m inviting you to some ____ in Hoboken.
slam around the black; orgy
orgy
or·gy /ˈôrjē/ Learn to pronounce noun a wild party, especially one involving excessive drinking and unrestrained sexual activity. "he had a reputation for drunken orgies"
The door opened with a thump. It was Luke, his arms full of what looked like big square pieces of ____________
pasteboard
Parking the truk, he said, straightening his _____ frame with a groan
lanky
He was dressed in his usual uniform: old jeans, a flannel shirt, and a ____ pair of gold-rimmed spectacles that sat ____ on the bridge of his nose
bent; askew
The world still ____ with those _____ beings whom a more sober philosophy has discarded.
teems with; motley
The _____ fell out of uke’s hand, and hit the tiled hearth.
tape gun
she wore _______ overalls over a lavender T-shirt, and brown hiking boots whose ____ were _____ with oil paint
soles; caked
Jocelyn pushed a _____ hair behind her ear and went to join her daughter on the couch
dangling lock of
Up close Clary could see how tired her mother looked. Tehre were dark _____ under her eyes, and her lids were ____ with sleeplessness
half moons; pearly
taut
taut adjective \ ˈtȯt \ Definition of taut (Entry 1 of 3) 1a: having no give or slack : tightly drawn a taut rope
her voice was as ____ as wire
taut
Clary heard the _______ in her mother’s tone and realized she was serious
implacability
When he straightened, his mouth was ________________________
set in a grim line
Clary said ____________, and had the satisfaction of seeing her moth __________
venomously, flinch
he ______________, looking apologetically ovre his shoulder at Clary’s mother
dug his heels in
shades of its former grandeur were still evient in the curving staircase, the chipped marble entryway floor, and the wide ______ skylight overhead
single-paned
A gold ____________ fixed to the door proclaimed her to be Madame Dorothea, seeress and prophetess.
plaque
Nice to see she’s doing a ____________ business
booming
Simon blinked, clearly taken __________
aback
Clary said for the fourth time, _____ a stray bit of guacamole around her plate with the tip of a nacho
chasing
Clary, Simon interrupted her ______
tirade
Clary ____________ to cool her burning mouth
sucked in air
baby, I am sorry I _____ the vacation plan ___ you
sprang on
Oh, is that what ERic doe? Ithought he just _______ money ___ you and went around telling girls at school that he was in a band in order to impress them
mooched off
a little girl with yellow plastic clips in her hair who was clutching a __________________ with gold streaked sapphire wings
pixie doll
clary had been treated ___________ Sheila’s underwear __________ the wasitband of her super-low-rise jeans
treated to the sight of; riding up above
Clary nodded. She could see her mother in her mind’s eye, small and alone in the doorway of their apartment. Guilt _________________ in her chest
unfurled
