Section 1 (Ch. 1-7) Flashcards
Tapestries
Piece of thick fabric with pictures or designs woven or embroidered on it.
Vaulted
Jump over something in a single movement, supporting or pushing oneself with the hands or a pole.
Congenital
(Disease, abnormality or character) present from birth.
Perpetually
Never ending or changing.
So frequent as to seem continual.
Skeptic
Person who tends to question or doubt accepted opinions.
Scoffed
Speak about someone or something in a scornful way.
Eat something quickly and greedily.
Virtuous
Having or showing high moral standards.
Intricacies
The quality of being complicated or detailed.
Exhilarating
Make someone feel very happy or full of energy.
Liability
The state of being legally responsible for something.
Melee
A confused fight.
A confused crowd of people.
Jostled
Push or bump against someone roughly.
Struggle or compete forcefully for.
Vehemently
Showing strong feeling; forceful or passionate.
Revving
Increase the running speed of (an engine) or the engine speed of (a vehicle) by pressing the
accelerator, especially while the clutch is disengaged.
Nemesis
The inescapable agent of someone’s or something’s downfall.
Downfall caused by an unavoidable agent.
Obstinacy
The quality or state of being obstinate (stubbornly refusing to change one’s mind, hard to deal
with or overcome).
Irony
The expression of meaning through the use of words that normally mean the opposite, typically
in order to be humorous or emphasize a point.
A situation that is the opposite to what is expected.
Unwittingly
Not aware of the full facts.
Unintentional.
Trepidation
A feeling of fear or nervousness about something that may happen.
Lorries
A large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting god or troops; a truck.
Foyer
A large entrance hall in a hotel or theater.
Integrity
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
The state of being whole or unified.
The quality of being sound in construction.
Squabbling
Quarrel about an unimportant matter.
Gnarled
Knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age.
Imminent
About to happen.
Demise
A person’s death.
The end or failure of something.
