GodFather Flashcards
vengeance
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him
chastise
to censure severely : castigate
The coach chastised the players for their mistakes.
2
: to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)
censure
a judgment involving condemnation
unorthodox practices awaiting the censure of the city council
2
: the act of blaming or condemning sternly
glossy
1
: having a surface luster or brightness
rich glossy leather
glossy paper
2
: attractive in an artificially opulent, sophisticated, or smoothly captivating manner
crew cut
короткая стрижка
molest
annoy continually or chronically
harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
defiance
1
: the act or an instance of defying : challenge
jailed for defiance of a court order
2
: disposition to resist : willingness to contend or fight
dealing with a child’s defiance
bailiff
1
a
: an official employed by a British sheriff to serve writs and make arrests and executions
b
: a minor officer of some U.S. courts usually serving as a messenger or usher
sly
: displaying cleverness : ingenious
2
a
: clever in concealing one’s aims or ends : furtive
b
: lacking in straightforwardness and candor : dissembling
3
: lightly mischievous
probation
: subjection of an individual to a period of testing and trial to ascertain fitness (as for a job or school)
b
: the action of suspending the sentence of a convicted offender and giving the offender freedom during good behavior under the supervision of a probation officer
garishly
1
: clothed in vivid colors
a garish clown
2
a
: excessively or disturbingly vivid