Lesson 9 Flashcards
1
Q
To make speechless with amazement
A
dumbfound
2
Q
To follow; to come as a result of or at a later time
A
ensue
3
Q
A particular period in history
A
era
4
Q
To thrive or prosper
A
flourish
5
Q
Soldiers stations in a place to protect it
A
garrison
6
Q
Causing grief or pain;hard to bear
A
grievous
7
Q
To save or put away, especially secretly
A
hoard
8
Q
To cover, as with water from a flood
A
inundate
9
Q
impossible to defeat
A
invincible
10
Q
A member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves on to another
A
nomad
11
Q
To stop from being angry;to calm
A
placate
12
Q
Most important
A
Principal
13
Q
To move back or to drop to a lower level
A
recede
14
Q
Showing no mercy;pitiless
A
ruthless
15
Q
Someone given up for the sake of another
A
sacrifice
