ELA Flashcards
1
Q
A sudden feeling that something bad is gonna happen.
A
foreboding
2
Q
A fearful feeling about what will happen next.
A
apprehension
3
Q
monetary unit of the Netherlands at the time
A
guilders
4
Q
ability to see the truth of something immediately without reasoning
A
intuition
5
Q
literally, to pass between two rows of men who struck at the offender with clubs as he passed; here, a series of troubles or difficulties
A
run the gauntlet
6
Q
increasing gradually; building up
A
mounting
7
Q
having an uncontrolled muscle spasm
A
convulsive
8
Q
demanding that something should happen
A
insistent
9
Q
strictly observing the rites and traditions of Judaism
A
orthodox
10
Q
a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners
A
purgatory
