vocab 9-12 Flashcards
quest
The act of searching for something.
Grimace
An ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
Celestal
Relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven.
usurp
Seize and take control without authority.
Prevail
Prove superior.
Intervene
Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action.
Wrath
Intense anger.
Prophecy
A prediction uttered under divine inspiration.
Anticipation
Expecting with confidence of fulfillment.
Confront
Deal with head on.
Feign
Given a false appearance of.
Tragic
Very sad, especially involving grief or death or destruction.
Obscure
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred.
Chastise
Scold or criticize severely.
Rummage
Search haphazardly, unsystematically, untidily.
Indignant
Angered at something unjust or wrong.
Nostalgic
Unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things.
Despair
A state in which all hope is lost or absent.
Abyss
A bottomless gulf or pit.
Treacherous
Tending to betray; deception.
