English 5 Flashcards
deluge (n)
a flood (of water, for example); an overwhelming amount of something
executioner (n)
a person who carries out a convict’s death sentence
gaunt (adj)
being thin and bony (as from hunger or suffering)
grotesque (adj)
very ugly, deformed, or monstrous
haste (n)
excessive speed; quickness
immense (adj)
huge; colossal
inferno (n)
a place or state that resembles hell, especially in great heat or raging fire
inquisitive (adj)
asking many questions; curious about other people’s affairs
loom (v)
to appear suddenly, often with a large, strange form; to come into view (Examples: “The ship loomed out of the distance.”)
lunatic (n)
an insane person
menagerie (n)
a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition
mourn (v)
to feel sorrow, esp. over someone’s death
parcel (n)
a package
peculiar (adj)
strange or odd; unusual
plummet (v)
to fall straight down; to plunge
shudder (v)
to tremble with fear or horror
silhouette (n)
a picture of the outline of an object filled in with a solid color (usually black); the outline of an object seen against the light
slay (v)
to put to death violently or in great numbers
smother (v)
to overcome or kill by depriving of air or exposing to smoke or fumes
transform (v)
to change completely in appearance or form
