Vocab 3 Flashcards
A heavy iron gating suspended by chains
Portcullis
Filled with sensation of dull, constant pain, especially of hunger
Gnawingly
Gloomy, cheerless, depressing
Dreary
Nasty and discussing, vile
Loathsome
To keep back, restrain, to check or stop
Suppressed
Of, shaped like, or having a bulb
Bulbous
Disgusting; abhorrent; detestable
Abominable
To be under a curse; to be evil, wicked
Accursed
A container for liquids with a handle, a narrow neck, a spout, and sometimes a lid
Flagon
A peak of high land that juts out in to a body of water
Promontory
Of or serving as an omen; threatening, sinister
Ominous
Skillful or clever, skillful in deception
Cunning
Any of a large group of small plants composed of a particular fungus and a particular alge
Lichen
A condition or state of affairs, a dangerous situation
Plight
Very hot, dry, thirsty
Parchingly