Vucab and Authors Flashcards
series of steps
Stair
a small sharp-pointed nail usually having a broad flat head
Tacks
small fragments, parts or factions
Splinters
hit or attack with heavy impact
Bludgeoning
growing trees of their wood
Timber
Author of See it Through
Edgar Albert Guest
Author of Mother to Son
Langston Hughes
Author of Good Timber
Douglas Malloch
fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness
gaze
state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
rapture
a judgement involving condemnation; the act of blaming
censure
supreme authority
dominion
something that foreshadows a coming event
portent
an order of angels
seraphim
having or expressing little or no sensibility; unemotional
stolid
incurable; not likely to be changed or corrected
immedicable
causing or characterized by emotional distress
fraught
Author of The Man with The Hoe
Edwin Markham
complaining in an annoyed way
querulous
having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of someone who gives orders and expects other people to obey them.
imperious
not interesting or exciting
bland
to make someone feel afraid or upset and unable to think clearly
unnerved
not having or showing any interest in the rights, opinions, or feelings of other people
high-handed
Author of The Telephone
Edward Field
Author of Sorry, Wrong Number
Violet Lucille Fletcher
Author of Invictus
William Ernest Henley
aggressive towards others
hostile
someone who does not want to divulge something
secretive
someone who assumes to be another character or persona
pretentious
does not care
unconcerned
doesn’t have the ability to move
invalid
someone who seems unaffected
insensitive
considers highly of himself/herself
arrogant
devoid of hope or chances
hopeless
guy who treats everyone with respect
gentleman
concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself
selfish
