unit 1 Short Story Flashcards
Something that makes life more comfortable or convenient (n)
Amenity
Friendly or pleasant (adj)
Affable
Boredom (n)
Ennui
Lazy (adj)
Indolent
Capable of being touched (adj)
Palpable
Deserving respect because of age and dignity (adj)
Venerable
Calm (adj)
Placid
Showing concern (adj)
Solicitous
To come from - flow forth (v)
Emanated
Having or showing intense feeling (adj)
Fervent
Domineering - arrogant (adj)
Imperious
Something given or done as a repayment or reward (n)
Retribution
To perform a formal ceremony (v)
Solemnized
Round about - not straight forward (adj)
Devious
Rosy - flowery(adj)
Florid
A low wall or railing around the edge of a roof
Parapet
to horrify shock (v)
Appalled
Noticeable or recognisable (adj)
Perceptible
To confine an animal to a certain area by tying or chaining it (v)
Tethering
Unharmed (adj)
Unscathed
To disfigure (v)
Defaced
Required (adj)
Compulsory
To skip off a surface after striking it at an angle (v)
Ricocheted
Reddish brown (adj)
Roan
Very fearful (adj)
Craven
Mocking (adj)
Derisive
Not able to pay debts (adj)
Insolent
Wild noise and disorder (n)
Pandemonium
Troubled - anxious (adj)
Distraught
Mysterious (adj)
Inscrutable
Having a very exhausted appearance (adj)
Haggard
To leap / underground room / burial chamber (v,n)
Vault
