Life You Save Flashcards
Clench
To squeeze together tightly
Seep
To leak slowly
Desolate
feel alone, left out, and devastated
Gaunt
look skinny like you’re sick,
Amble
a leisurely, pleasurable walk
Afflicted
impaired” or “stricken” and usually refers to a person who is mentally or physically unfit
Ominous
a threat or an unpleasant event is at hand.
Irk
To be annoyed or angry
Ravenous
person feels like they haven’t eaten in days
Morose
gloomy, sad, glum, and depressed
Stately
to appear noble and impressive
Nasal
relates to the nose
Trigger
an act that sets in motion some course of events
Undertaking
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
Whimper
To cry softly
Sullen
—used to describe an angry or unhappy person who does not want to talk, smile, etc.
: gray and dark
Immensity
unusual largeness in size or extent or number
Yonder
Far away
Apparent
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Reckon
expect, believe, or suppose
Oppressed
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one’s authority
Modesty
formality and propriety of manner
Crabbed
annoyed and irritable
Sultry
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
Rue
To regret
Guffaw
a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
Engulf
flow over or cover completely