unbroken Ch.1-5 vocab Flashcards
Dirigible
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
tout
advertise in strongly positive terms
typhoon
a tropical cyclone in the western pacific or indian oceans
pneumonia
a respiratory disease characterized by lung inflamation
testament
strong evidence for something
abuncular
resembling an uncle in kindness
smattering
a slight understanding of a subject
goad
provoke as by constant criticism
exasperated
greatly annoyed
melee
a noisy riotous fight
surreptitios
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
euthanasia
the act of killing someone painlessly
eugenics
the study of improving qualities by selective breeding
discrepancy
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
cheeky
offensively bold
forte
an asset of special worth or utility
incipient
only partly in existence, imperfectly formed
incentive
a positive motivational influence
prodigy
and unusually gifted or intelligent person
audacious
disposed to venture or take risks
pundit
a person with special knowledge
deity
a supernatural being worshiped as controlling the world
dissipate
to cause to separate and go in different directions
penultimate
next to the last
