FTM Flashcards
Making the vocab into here
Unvanquished
undefeated, unconqured
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
assumed without proof; guessed
fair
pleasing in appearance; attractive; beautiful
quest
an adventurous expedition to achieve or secure something
invincible
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 buildings 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
Swilling
drinking greedily or grossly
strutting
walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.
“peacocks strut through the grounds”
cretin
a mentally defective person
deficency
lack; visible scene; vista
perspective
the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point.
trajectory
the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces.
converging
(of lines) tend to meet at a point.
swaggering
walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way.
nanosecond
one billionth of a second.
evasive
elusive; trying to avoid doing something
confrontation
face to face conflict
albino
a person with pale skin, very light hair, and pinkish eyes due to lack of pigmentation
vegetate
to do nothing; be unthinking
archetype
model or first form; prototype
microsurgery
delicate surgery performed
artifact
man-made object or tool, characteristic
avarice
greed
sucrose
sugar
incision
cut, especially in surgery
divulged
made known (something secret)
bionic
having particular physiological functions replaced by electronic components
modification
alteration; change in shape or form
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
relatives
injustice
an unjust or unfair act
illiterate
unable to read and write
precaution
action taken ahead of time to secure good results; safeguard
trussed
tied; bound; fastened
functional
operative; in working order
accommodations
room and board; lodging
bloated
swollen; puffed up
godforsaken
desolate; wretched; pitiable
violation
breaking the rules
abduction
kidnapping
genetic
relating to genes; inherited at birth
aberration
different from normal or ordinary
lofty
elevated in style, tone, or sentiment
dynamic
energetic; vigorously active
prodigy
a Young person with extradordinary
siezure
a sudden attack, as of epilepsy
gyp
swindle; fraud; cheat
tracheotomy
operation cutting into the trachea or breathing tube
facilitate
assist; make easier
stabilized
made stable; held steady
