week 8 Flashcards
emaciated
abnormally thin, wasted away
my grandma was so emaciated at a point she couldn’t walk
surge
to rush suddenly
i was in a surge when i was late to school
tranquil
quiet
whistling terminated the tranquil community here
sanctuary
shelter
there’s is not enough sanctuary for how many people wanna live here
ascend
to rise
i ascended in levels in this video game i’m playinf
sour grapes
to disparage, something that you cannot have
malnutrition
faulty or inadequate diet
afflict
to trouble greatly, to distress
besiege
to surround, hem in
privation
lack of necessities
sinister
evil, ominous
ubiquitous
being everywhere at the same time
everyone felt his ubiquitous presence
remote
distant, hidden away
i couldn’t leave in nordoff its to remote
thwart
to hinder, defeat
i did all i can to thwart the game
harbinger
a forerunner, advance notice
the doctor gives u a harbinger about ur disease
malignant
damaging, bad
excruciating
agonizing, torturing
respite
an interval of relief, delay
reverberating
reechoing, resounding
fretful
worrisome, irritable
succumb
to give way, yeild