Words of the Day- 11/14 Flashcards
Comeuppance
preserved punishment/ fate
Inaudible
Unable to be heard
Transport
take or carry (people or goods) one place to another
Dismiss
order/allow to leave; send away
Unsubscribe
cancel a subscription to an electronic mailing list online service
Predict
say or estimate that (a specific thing) will happen in the future or will be the consequence of something
Remit
send money in payment or as a gift; release from or forgive
Climax
turning point RIGHT BEFORE the most intense part of the story
Unreliable Narrator
when a story’s narrator cannot be trusted. they can be unreliable for purposeful dishonesty, mental illness, or self deception.
Curiosity
1 a strong desire to know/ learn something 2 a strange unusual object or fact
Sustenance
food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment
Confuddled
in a state of extreme confusion, especially when unable to solve a frustrating problem
Fortifications
a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack
Beseech
ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something
Insolent/Insolence
showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
Melancholy
a feeling of intense sadness
Encounter
unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult and hostile)
Ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
Foreboding
implying that something bad is going to happen
Malice
the intention/desire to do evil; ill will
Offer
present (something) for (someone) to accept or reject as so desired
Empathy
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
Idiom
a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning that’s different from the literal meaning of the words in the phrase
