Wednesday Wars Vocabulary Pt. 2 Flashcards
fortifying
provide (a place) with defensive works as protection against attack
malice
the intention or desire to do evil
penitentiary
a prison for people convicted of serious crimes
vengeance
punishment inflicted for an injury or wrong
component
a part or element of a larger whole
soothsayer
a person supposed to be able to foresee the future.
discrimination
the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people
unscathed
without suffering any injury, damage, or harm
vanquished
defeat thoroughly.
traumatized
subject to lasting shock as a result of an emotionally disturbing experience or physical injury
intentionally
deliberately; on purpose
surveying
look carefully and thoroughly at (someone or something), especially so as to appraise them
berserk
out of control with anger or excitement
levitate
rise or cause to rise and hover in the air
skittered
move lightly and quickly or hurriedly
extremity
the extreme degree or nature of something
arsonist
a person who starts fires
bar mitzvah
a coming of age ceremony for Jewish boys and girls when they reach the age of 12 or 13
meandered
wandering at random
melancholy
a feeling of pensive sadness
squelched
make a soft sound, such as that made by walking heavily through mud
yarmulka
a cap worn in public by Jewish men or during prayer
hefting
lift or carry (something heavy)
ominous
giving the impression that something bad is going to happen
miraculous
occurring through divine or supernatural intervention
