Unit 4 and 5 Vocabulary Flashcards
discredit (v.)
To throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted; to damage in reputation
discredit (n.)
A loss or lack of belief confidence and reputation
strife (n.)
bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle
scan (n.)
to examine closely; to look over quickly but throughly; to analyze the rhythm of a poem
scan (v.)
An examination
plight (n.)
A sorry condition or state
ingratitude (n.)
A lack of thankfulness
topple (v.)
To fall forward; to overturn, to bring about the downfall of
generate (v.)
to bring into existence; to be the cause of
acquit (v.)
to declare not guilty, free from blame, discharge completely; to conduct or behave oneself
plight (v.)
to pledge, promise solemnly
reverie (n.)
a daydream; the condition of being lost in thought
ovation (n.)
an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applause
commentary (n.)
a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion
fidelity (n.)
the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness
pacify (v.)
to make peaceful or calm; to soothe
bluster (v.)
to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts
bluster (n.)
speech that is loud and threatening
headstrong (adj.)
willful, stubborn
eerie (adj.)
causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious
synopsis (n.)
a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc.; a summary
ravenous (adj.)
greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction
refute (v.)
to prove incorrect
remorse (n.)
deep and painful regret for one’s past misdeeds; pangs of conscience
