vocab test 1 Flashcards
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comeuppance
deserved punishment or fate
inaudible
unable to be heard
dismiss
order or allow to leave/ send away
transport
take or carry from one place to another
or to overwhelm someone with strong emotion
unsubscribe
cancel a subscription to an electronic mailing list or online service
predict
say or estimate that a specified thing will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something
remit
send money in payment or as a gift
Release from or forgive
climax
turning point right before the most intense part of a story
unreliable narrator
when a story’s narrator cant be trusted
curiosity
- a strong desire to learn something
- a strange object or fact
sustenance
food and drink regarding a source of strength
idiom
a common phrase with a meaning that cant be understood by looking at it indiviaual word
confuddled
in a state of extreme confusion especially when unable to solve a frustrating problem
fortification
a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack
beseech
ask someone urgently and fervently to do something; implore ; beg
insolent/insolence
showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
melancholy
feeling of intense sadness
encounter
unexpectedly experience or be with something difficult or hostile
ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unplesent is going to happen
foreboding
implying that something bad is going to happen
malice
the intention or desire to do something evil
sinister
giving the impression that something harmful or evil is going to happen or is happening
offer
present something for someone to accept or reject as so desired
empathy
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
