Shades Of Gray Flashcards
Derision
Ridicule; mockery
Indecision
Inability to decide
Miller
A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a mill that grinds grain to flour
Callus
A hardened or thickened part of the skin
Oblivious
Unmindful; unconscious; unaware
Chagrin
A feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation
Adversary
A person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe
Knoll
A small, rounded hill
Inevitable
Sure to occur, happen, or come; unalterable
Poultice
A soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs applied hot as a medicament (medicine, remedy) to the body
Scythe
an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain by hand
Arc
any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line
Brooch
a clasp or ornament having a pin at the back for passing through the clothing and a catch for securing the point of the pin
Defiant
Boldly resistant or challenging
Eddies
A small whirlpool
Gears
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion
Belts
an endless flexible band passing about two or more pulleys, used to transmit motion from one pulley to the other or others or to convey materials and objects
Pulleys
a wheel, with a grooved rim for carrying a line, that turns in a frame or block and serves to change the direction of or to transmit force, as when one end of the line is pulled to raise a weight at the other end; one of the simple machines
Sluice gate
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate at the upper end for regulating the flow
Lever
a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third
