unit 1 Flashcards
genealogy
noun: the study of family history
prologue
noun: introductory section to a literary work
vengeful
adjective: unforgiving
slay
verb: to kill violently and with premeditation
foil
verb: to thwart
ensue
verb: to follow or happen as a result
embodiment
noun: concrete representation/personification of an abstract idea
recast
verb: remodel or refashion
excerpt
noun: passage taken from a book/verb: to take said passage from a book
tribue
noun: done as an expression of honor and esteem; special payment
spoil
verb: to make a mess of or ruin
brood
verb: to fret over
purge
verb: to rid of impurities
relish
noun: big enjoyment/verb: to enjoy greatly
bolt
verb: to lock
infamous
adjective: known widely but unfavorably
cower
verb: to crouch or curl up in fear
hoary
adjective: old, gray, ancient
lament
verb: to complain and wail about/noun: a cry of grief
reprove
verb: to scold
