Vocab meaning Flashcards
Periphery
A boundary line; the outside of anything
Plummet
to fall headlong
Earshot
the distance within which one can hear a sound
Retinue
a group of people accompanying and serving an important person
Indispensable
A person or object that is absolutely necessary
Potent
Powerful; mighty
Brittle
Easily broken or snapped
Naive
Having a simplistic way of thinking about life and people
Shackle
To restrain often with chain or bonds
Flummox
To perplex or puzzle
Pantry
A small room or large walk-in cupboard where food is stored
Swirl
To whirl(in a circular motion); to spin
Brood
To meditate silently
Predicament
A difficult position, or dilemma
Manifest
Something easily and clearly seen or perceived
Truncheon
A short staff; a baton carried by a police officer
Concede
To give up; to admit defeat; to admit
Valet
A make servant who attends to a gentleman‘s clothes
Horde
A moving group of people; a large crowd
Pitfall
A hidden danger or unsuspected difficulty
Exhilarate
Make someone feel very happy
Remonstrate
Make a forcefully reproachful protest
Embroidery
Needlework
Perforate
pierce and make a hole or holes in
Contagious
(of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another
Fruition
the realization or fulfilment of a plan or project
