Tye Ransom Of The Red Cheif Flashcards
Diatribe
Bitter, abusive criticism
Ransom
Payment demanded for the release of a person or property
Apparition
A sudden unusual sight
Undeleterious
Harmless
Philoprogenitiveness
Love for ones own children
Bas relief
Slightly raised
Brake
A thick group of trees
Court plaster
Adhesive cloth for covering cuts and scratches
Magic lantern views
Slides
Dassant
Dare not
Provision
Necessary supplies food
Reconnoiter
To seek information about an enemy’s whereabouts
Sylvan
Like woods and or forest
King Herod
An ancient king of Jude’s who once ordered the execution of all Bethlehem boys under the age of two
Collaborate
To work together on a project
Decry
To criticize
Depredation
Robbery
Proposition
A suggested plan
Commend
To speak highly of. To praise to recommended
Cauterized
Burned a wound to stop bleeding
Bedlam
An insane asylum
Calliope
An instrument with steam whistles
Foil
A character that shows qualities of another character with the qualities of another character with the objective to highlight the trait of the other character
Trait
Distinguishing quality or characteristics, typically one belonging to a person