Spelathon Flashcards
mysterious
difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify
matted
a tangled mess
tendrils
long, thin sections of a plant that often twist around an object or another plant.
fastenings
objects that attach objects firmly to other things
awakening
waking from sleep.
witness
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
presiding
in charge of an event
attempted
to try to something new
restrain
to hold back and prevent an action you want to do
contempt
To show little or no respect for someone or something. because you feel that a person or a thing is beneath you
angel
a messenger from God, or a very good person
dialect
a different way of speaking the same language in a different part of a country (e.g. Yorkshire)
disagreeable
not pleasing; bad-tempered
furious
very angry
handsome
good-looking (usually for a boy or a man)
magic
something strange that can make wonderful, unusual things happen
wander
to walk slowly with no special plan
whisper
to speak very softly and quietly
surly
fretful
feeling or expressing distress or irritation; miserable
sallow
when a person has a sickly, yellowish colour
vexed
annoyed, frustrated, or worried
meddle
to involve oneself in other people’s affairs without being asked; infere
conceited
excessively proud of oneself; vain, arrogant
hysterical
uncontrollably emotional