Unit 14 Flashcards
deluge
noun
a great flood of water; a drenching rain
abscond
verb
to depart in a sudden and secret manner
anarchy
noun
political and/or social disorder due to the absence of authority/control
careen
verb
to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion
cataclysm
noun
a momentous event marked by overwhelming upheaval and destruction
conflagration
noun
a destructive fire, usually an extensive one
Devil’s Advocate
noun
a person who advocates an opposing viewpoint for the sake of argument
hapless
adjective
perpetually unlucky and unfortunate
harbinger
noun
anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign
hullabaloo
noun
an uproar or excessive fuss; a kerfuffle
immolate
verb
to offer in sacrifice; to kill or destroy, especially by fire
incendiary
adjective
inflammatory; tending to arouse strife and conflict
kerfuffle
noun
commotion; disorder; a hullabaloo
mercurial
adjective
volatile or erratic; lively or quick witted
nihilism
noun
total and absolute destructiveness toward the world at large, including oneself
on the lam
prep. phrase
escaping, fleeing, or hiding, especially from an authority figure
pernicious
adjective
highly injurious or destructive
usurp
verb
to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right
vertigo
a dizzying sensation of being in tilting or spinning surroundings
higgledy-piggledy
adjective/adverb
humbled or confused; helter-skelter
