Vocab 7 Flashcards
Massive
extremely large
Mortified
embarrassed, a shamed, or humiliated
ornate
decorate in fancy ways
Plague
a wide spread disease causing a high rate in death
Reluctant
unwillingness
retrieve
to get something and bring it back
Ritual
a religious or other formal ceremony made up of a series of actions
Sacrifice
the act of offering something precious to god or a god
throb
to beat hard or fast usually from pain
timid
feeling or showing a lack of courage or self confidence; easily frighted
*conspiracy
a secret plan by a group to do something illegal or harmful
distorted
twisted out of shape; misleading; slanted; false
earnest
having or showing a serious attitude; not light or playful
*personable
pleasant, likable, and nice
exodus
a mass departure
*fraud
trickery; deceit, esp. the use of dishonest methods to cheat another person of something valuable; a person who pretends to be what he or she is not
*grateful
feeling or showing appreciation; thankful
intent
determined to do something
*justice
the quality of being fair or just
dread
to anticipate with fear or apprehension
*dread (v) -
to anticipate with fear or apprehension
