Chapter 3 Flashcards
Rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces
Coarse
Making you feel that something bad or evil might happen
Sinister
A person who is in charge of people in prison
Turnkey
Without money, food, possessions, or any of the things needed to live
Destitute
(Of weather) unpleasant, esp. cold or stormy
Inclement
Complete, often describing something bad or unsuccessful that has no good or positive points
Unmitigated**
A tool consisting of a twisted rod of metal attached to a handle, used for making large holes in wood or in the ground
Auger
Strong and powerful, and therefore difficult to deal with if opposed to you
Formidable
Extremely determined; never becoming weaker or admitting defeat
Unrelenting
An offensive word
Imprecation
(Especially of flesh) cut or torn
Lacerated
Advising and warning someone about their behavior
Admonitory
Making or intended to make someone who is sad or disappointed feel better
Consolatory
To complain to someone or about something
Remonstrated
Something that is seen or imagined but is not real
Phantasms