vocabulary Flashcards
comeuppance
a punishment or fate that someone deserves.
inaudible
unable to hear
dismissed
the act of ordering or allowing someone to leave.
transport
to transfer or convey from one place to another
unsubscribe
to stop receiving emails or other communications from a company or organization
predict
able to be known, seen, or declared in advance
remit
send/transfer
climax
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something
unreliable narrator
a character in a story whose credibility is compromised, and whose account of events cannot be trusted
curiosity
a strong desire to know or learn something
sustenance
food and drink regarded as a source of strength
confuddled
confused
fortifications
a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack.
beseech
ask to do something urgently
insolent/insolence
bad behavior
melancholy
a strong feeling of sadness
encounter
to come upon or experience especially unexpectedly
ominous
giving the impression that something bad is going to happen
foreboding
a feeling that something bad will happen
malice
desire to do evil
sinister
threatening evil, harm, or danger
offer
to present to someone so they can accept or decline as desired
empathy
a understanding of someone’s feelings
idiom
a figurative phrase