Chapter 8-11 #3 Flashcards
A heavy iron grating suspended by chains
Portcullis
Filled with sensation of dull, constant pain, especially of hunger
Gnawingly
Gloomy, cheerless, depressing
Dreary
Nasty, disgusting, vile
Abominable
To keep back, restrain, to check or stop
Supressed
Of shape like, having a bulb
Bulbous
Disgusting, abhorrent, detestable
Loathesome
To be under a curse, to be evil, wicked
Accursed
A container for liquids with handle, a narrow neck, a spout, and sometimes a lid
Flagon
A peak of high land that juts out into in a body of water
Promontory
Of or serving as an omen, threatening, sinister
Ominous
Skillful or clever, skillful in deception
Cunning
Any of a large group of small plants composed of a particular fungus and a particular alga
Lichen
A condition or state of affairs, dangerous situation
Plight
Very hot dry thirsty
Parchingly