Words of the Day Flashcards
Comeuppance
deserved punishment or fate
inaudible
unable to be heard
dismiss
order or allow to leave, send away ; discharge from employment or office; treat as unworthy of serious consideration
transport
take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another
unsubscribe
cancel a subscription to an electronic mailing list or online service
predict
say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a 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 story
unreliable narrator
when a story’s narrator cannot be trusted. They can be unreliable for purposeful dishonesty, mental illness, or self-deception
curiosity
a strong desire to know or learn something; a strange or 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; implore
insolent
showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
insolence
rude and disrespectful behavior
melancholy
a feeling or intense sadness
encounter
unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or 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 or desire to do evil; ill will
sinister
giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen
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 common phrase with a meaning that can’t be understood by looking at its individual words
