March 31st Flashcards
to be very disloyal or faithless
perfidy (NOUN) (EX: When my best friend said made she fun of me behind my back to someone else, it was an utter perfidy.)
having many complicated smaller parts
intricate (ADJECTIVE) (EX: It would take a very skilled mechanic to repair the intricate machinery.)
feeling or showing sorrow or remorse for something you’ve done wrong
contrite (ADJECTIVE) (EX: My brother was very contrite when he apologized for riding my bike without asking.)
to bring together or to a head, a peak or the highest point; to end or finalize
culminate (VERB) (EX: We culminated our school year with an end-of-the-year picnic.)
to flow over; to completely enclose or take over
engulf (EX: The rising seas threatened to engulf the island.)
a French expression meaning well-informed
magnum opus (EX: The author’s last novel was his magnum opus.)