Words 5 Flashcards
counterpoint/contrapuntal
contrast; a type of music.
inexorable/inexorably
irresistable, relentless.
periodically
from time to time
incapacitate
put out of action
vendetta
a plan of revenge, a pattern of revenge.
culprit
the offender or guilty party
silhouette/silhouetted
an outline, a dark outline
folly
madness, an act of madness, someone’s mistake.
frail/frailty
weak, thin, fragile.
tourniquet
a belt or piece of rope you tie around a limp to stop flow of blood
staunch
prevent, stop the flow of blood
tenuous
a weak connection, weak
grimace
angry pained face
complacent/complacency
self-satisfied, pleased with oneself.
inconsequential
unimportant.
drudgery
unpleasant, repetitive, boring work
nullify
to render something to nothing. turn to nothing, make something useless.
perogative
authority, right or privilege that is exclusive to somebody.
cower
to shelter, to shrink away in fear.
curate
a junior priest(noun). to take are of something.
labyrinth/labyrinthine
a maze, very complicated. Labyrinthine: very complicated, deliberately complicated.
relent/relentless
to retreat, go back on your word. Relentless: never going back
apt/aptitude/inept/ineptitude
appropriate, talent or ability, incompetent, incompetence.
inferno/infernal
a huge fire. Infernal: adjective relating to hell, hellish.
ordain/ordainment/ordination
state something clearly/turn into a priest, order or command.
