earthsea vocabs Flashcards
somber
dull
immense
huge
drouth
drought
invocations
the mentioning
hastily
hurriedly
archipelago
a group of islands
uttermost
furthest; most extreme extent
atop
on the top of
townsfolk
townspeople
frolic
verb or noun. playing moving about cheerfully energetically
werelight
man light, a kind of magical light that wizards are able to produce, seemingly out of thin air.
fey
giving an impression of vague unworldliness.
snuff
extinguish…out
balk
resist
sulky
grumpy
mange
scabies
disdain
the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect
straggling
move along slowly, typically in a small irregular group, so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.
crest
noun or verb. summit(peak).
sunder
split apart
spindle
a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves or on which something revolves.
sallow
yellowish
breach
noun or verb. rupture(crack)
clamber
noun or verb. climb in an awkward and laborious way.
hoarse
gruff
writhing
twisting or squirming movements or contortions of the body, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort
talon
claw
abed
in bed
stanch
stop -> the flow of blood from a wound
welling
(of a liquid) rising to the surface and spill or be about to spill; (of an emotion) arising and becoming more intense.
vigil
noun. a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray(this on the eve of a holy day)
tolling
(of a bell) announce or mark (the time, a service, or a person’s death).
immanent
inherent (existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute.)
grove
a small wood, orchard, or group of trees.
noun: shutters/louvers, verb: shuttered
each of a pair of hinged panels, often louvered, fixed inside or outside a window that can be closed for security or privacy or to keep out light.
stammer
stutter
fealty
formal acknowledgment of loyalty to a lord.
haggard
looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.
unwittingly
without being aware; unintentionally.
wrought
(of metals) beaten out or shaped by hammering. e.g. wrought golden gates, wrought iron staircase railings
shod
past tense of shoe
four-square
(of a building or structure) having a square shape and solid appearance
brindle
a brownish or tawny color of animal fur, with streaks of other color.
reproach
verb or noun. the expression of disapproval or disappointment.
wet kind of gas especially of decaying matter in marshes, swamps, bogs
marsh-gas
whiff
verb or noun: smell. Noun: gust
bellows
a device with an air bag that emits a stream of air when squeezed together with two handles, used for blowing air into a fire.
belligerent
aggressive
eidetic
relating to or denoting mental images having unusual vividness and detail, as if actually visible
therein
in that place, or document
thenceforth
from that time, place, or point onward
portent(s)
a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen; an exceptional or wonderful person or thing
omen
prophetic significance
calamity
disaster
perilous
dangerous
folly
foolishness
awry
(amiss). away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course
dwell
reside, live (in)
hearsay
rumor
herring
that common grey fish
pry
inquire too closely into a person’s private affairs
devious
(deceitful)(dishonest)(underhanded)
thwart
oppose successfully
flit
dart, skip. mkve swiftly and lightly
ruse
tactic
wrest
snatch
nestling
a bird that is too young to leave its nest. nestle = snuggle
protrude
stick out
ivory
a creamy-white colour; a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant or walrus
solace
comfort
unobstructed
unblocked
smelting
the extraction of metal from its ore by a process involving heating and melting.
wreathe
cover, surround, or encircle
requisite
essential
chafed
scratched(as in rubbed)
wares
pottery, typically that of a specified type
peddler
a person who sells illegal drugs or stolen goods; a person who promotes an idea or view persistently or widely; a person who goes from place to place selling small items
strait
a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water
desolate
adj or verb. (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness; make a place bleakly and depressingly empty or bare
dismal
gloomy
pendick trees
earthsea’s fictional tree
thatch
cover ( a roof or a building) with straw or a similar material
earthen
(of a floor or structure) made of compressed earth; (of a pot) made of baked or fired clay
ailment
an illness, typically a minor one
spawn
release or deposit eggs
lair
a place where a wild animal, especially a fierce or dangerous one, lives
alight
descend from a bus, train, or other forms of transport
sheepfold
a sheep pen
sate
satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full
bode
verb. be an omen of a particular outcome
heartily
wholeheartedly
jetty
a landing stage or small pier at which boats can dock or be moored; a breakwater constructed to protect or defend a harbor, stretch of coast, or riverbank
tend
go or move in a particular direction; care for, look after
mast
a tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails
catboat
a sailboat with a single mast placed well forward and carrying only one sail
mast stepping
the process of raising the mast of a boat
red fever
A regional term for any fever accompanied by an erythematous rash
despair
hopelessness
stoop
(stoop down) bend one’s head or body forward and downward; lower one’s moral standards so far as to do something reprehensible(disgraceful).
wail
a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.
prolong
lengthen
trance
verb n noun. a half-conscious state characterized by an absence of response to external stimuli, typically as induced by hypnosis or entered by a medium.
rafter
one of several internal beams extending from the eaves to the peak of a roof and constituting its framework.
rouse
wake
akin
(akin to) of similar character.
strove
past tense of strive
cowardice
lack of bravery
coals
plural form of coal
ward
a separate room in a hospital, typically one allocated to a particular type of patient.
imminent
near, approaching.
moorage
the action of mooring a boat or ship to the shore or to an anchor.
peril
jeopardy(danger)
gloomy
dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.
sullen
gloomy
lurch
make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger(walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall).
smother
suffocate
prow
the pointed or projecting front part of something such as transportation or building.
keel
noun: the underside of a boat. verb: (keel over) turn over on its side.
rim
the upper or outer edge of an object, typically something circular or approximately circular.
gut (verb)
disembowel(past:double l-ed), cut open and remove the internal organs of.
vessel
a ship or large boat
hull
the main body of a ship or other vessel, including the bottom, sides, and deck but not the masts, superstructure, rigging, engines, and other fittings.
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