Vocab 11/12 Flashcards
could be the wrong chapters
affront
to insult someone, embarrass, or offend
Capitalist
a person who has invested money in a business
Capitulation
surrender/end resistance
Cerebral
related to the brain
Cerebration
thinking (thinking on it)
Confront
to stand directly in front/to face in defiance
decapitate
to cut off the head of something/someone
deface
to spoil the appearance or surface of something
efface
to wipe out/obliterate/run out
effrontery
insulting boldness/audacity
facade
a face of a building
facet
one of the sides of a cut stone/jewel
precipice
a very steep cliff or rock
precipitate
to throw down from a height
recapitulation
the resentment of a main idea (restating thesis)
disgorge
to throw up
Gargantuan
HUGE
Gargoyle
a carved human/animal statue
gorge
A deep/narrow passage with rocky sides/between mountains
indentation
to cut/notch
indenture
a written contract between two people/binding contract
inexorable
relentless/unyeilding
oracle
a shine where the ancient greeks talked to gds
oration
an address or speech given on special occasions
orfice
a mouth/vent/opening
orthodontist
teeth doctor
osculate
to kiss
regurgitate
to pour back/throw back up food (like birds do for babies)
supercilious
disdainful/haughty/aloof
trident
a three pronged fork/weapon
