Vocab Flashcards
Sabotage
a deliberate act of destruction or disruption
Feeble
lacking strength or vigor
Imperceptibly
in a manner that is difficult to discern
Altruistic
showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Quarantine
Isolation to prevent the spread of infections disease
Evoke
call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
Sanctity
the quality of being holy
Wrath
intense anger
Gallows
an instrument from which a person is executed by hanging
Manacle
shackle that can be locked around the wrist
Grandeur
the quality of being magnificent or splendid
Lament
a cry of sorrow and grief
Reprieve
relieve temporarily
Emaciated
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Dysentery
an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
Falter
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Envelop
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
Transcend
go beyond the scope or limits of
Console
give moral or emotional strength to
Poignant
keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
Disheveled
in disarray; extremely disorderly
Raucous
disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
Din
a loud, harsh, or strident noise
Afflicted
grievously affected especially by disease
