Freak the Mighty Flashcards
vocab
unvanquished
undefeated - unconquered
microsecond
one millionth of a second
mainstream
belonging to a widely accepted group
fiend
someone who is extremely addicted
hunkering
crouching down
humanoid
having human characteristics resembling humans
bulkhead
an outside door over a stairway, leading to a cellar
ornithopter
an aircraft propelled by flapping wings
propulsion
the action or process of propelling
sobriquet
nickname
demeanor
conduct ; behavior
postulated
assuming without proof; guessed
fair
pleasing in apperance; attractive; beautiful
quest
an adventurous expidition to achieve or secure something
invincable
incapable of being conquered or defeated
ignorance
lack of knowledge, information, or learning
sophisticated
complex or intricate
opiate
a drug, sedative, or narcotic
massive
large and heavy-looking
hulking
heavy and clumsy; bulky
offended
caused hurt feelings
abide
put up with; tolerate; stand
tenements
low rent apartment building that barely meet minimum standards
spastic
(slang) clumsy or inept
flinch
draw or shrink back from what is dangerous or unpleasant
depleted
used up; empty
expel
drive or force out; eject
regurgitate
vomit; disgorge
optimum
most desirable; best
dungarees
blue jeans
fealty
loyalty
retrieval
recovery; reeling in
grotty
disgusting; dirty; “gross”
damsel
young woman of noble birth
distress
great pain or mental suffering
urgency
necessity; importance
hombre
dude; guy; man
gruel
usually cooked cereal
toxic
poisonous
furrowed
deeply wrinkled, as on the forehead
dysfunctional
not functioning normally
kin
realatives
injustice
an unjust or unfair act
illiterate
unable to read or write
precaution
action taken ahead of time to secure
trussed
tied; bound; fastened
functional
operative; in working order
accommodations
room and board; lodging
bloated
swollen; puffed up
godforsaken
desolate; wretched; pitiable
violation
disobedience
abduction
kidnapping
genetic
relating to genes
aberration
different from normal or ordinary
lofty
elevated in style
dynamic
energetic
prodigy
a young person with a talent or ability
seizure
a sudden attack, as of epilepsy
gyp
swindle
tracheotomy
cutting into trachea to insert tube
facilitate
assist; make easier
stabilized
made stable; held steady