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
