WW Unit 2 Flashcards
Appall
To horrify, shock, overcome with fear
Abash
Make ashamed
Petrify
Stiffen with fear (literally turn to stone)
Meditate
To think, reflect, intend, or plan
Deliberate
Consider various courses of action
Ponder
Weigh an idea carefully
Ruminate
Reflect upon (implies going over a subject repeatedly)
Retrospection
Looking backward about what happened or would have happened
Redeem
To buy back, make amends
Feign
To pretend
Feint
A pretended blow to mislead an opponent
Demeanor
Conduct, behavior, manner
Mien
Conduct, behavior, manner
Custody
Keeping, care, guarding
Deluge
A great downpour or flood
Inundate
To flood (with questions, mail, etc)
Relent
To become less severe, soften
Epoch
Distinctive age or outstanding period of time
Millennium
A thousand years
Eon
A very long time, ex: thousands of years
Celebrity
A widely known person
Obsess
To haunt, beset, harass
Chaos
Confusion, disorder
Derangement
Mental chaos
Dissary
Mild chaos (like a dirty bedroom)
Bedlam
A noisy uproar
Pandemonium
(Strongest chaos word) screaming disorder
Anarchy
Political chaos marked by the absence of government
Esteem
To value highly, regard
Homage
Active respect or reverence (pay homage)
Cherish
To have affection and respect for something
Deference
Showing respect to
Censure
Strong criticism, condemnation
Censor
To remove material that is unsuitable
Censorious
To be harshly critical or fault-finding
Discern
To see clearly, perceive
Brevity
Shortness, conciseness
Abbreviate
To shorten
Salvage
To save, restore, recover (part of) the value
Rehabilitate
Restore injured or handicapped persons physically and spiritually
Wrest
To take by force, twist from
