July 1 Flashcards
carnage
the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
fighting or other violence:
snarl
verb (used without object)
to growl threateningly or viciously, especially with a raised upper lip to bare the teeth, as a dog.
to speak in a surly or threatening manner suggestive of a dog’s snarl.
verb (used with object)
to say by snarling:
to snarl a threat.
expendable
adjective
capable of being expended.
(of an item of equipment or supply) consumed in use or not reusable.
considered to be not worth keeping or maintaining.
forelock
the lock of hair that grows from the fore part of the head.
(of a horse) a tuft of hair above or on the forehead.
cadence
/ ˈkeɪd ns / rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:
the cadence of language.
topple
to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.
to lean over or jut, as if threatening to fall.
forebode
verb (used with object), fore·bod·ed, fore·bod·ing.
to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend:
clouds that forebode a storm.
to have a strong inner feeling or notion of (a future misfortune, evil, catastrophe, etc.)