TBT Part 4 Vocab Flashcards
Beleaguer
Surround ; Trouble; Harass
Bemused
Bewildered or confused
Capitulate
To surrender; give up resistance
Caustic
Capable of burning; severely critical or sarcastic
Dubious
Doubtful
Emaciated
Abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition
Emulate
To try to equal or excel ; to imitate
Girth
The measure around anything; circumference
Grotesquerie
Of grotesque character
Immutable
Unchangeable
Inaugural
An address; to make a formal beginning of
Iridescent
Displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow
Ludicrous
Causing laughter because of absurdity; ridiculous
Morose
Gloomily or sullenly
Mortifying
To humiliate or shame, as by injury to one’s pride or self-respect
Ostracism
Exclusion, by general consent
Notorious
Widely and unfavorably known
Placidity
Pleasantly calm or peaceful
Prudently
Wis or judicious in practical affairs
Quelled
To suppress; put and end to
Sadistic
Pertaining to or characterized by sadism
Tirade
A prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation
Trounced
To beat severely; thrash; punish