Chaper 1-5 Flashcards
Lair
Noun - a bed or resting place. A shelter.
Inscription
Noun - words carved into a monument or book
Ravenously
Adverb - very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification
Elude
Verb - to avoid or escape by being quick, skillful or clever
Gibbet
Noun - a gallows. A place where people are hanged. A special place where chains/ropes are left after one is killed
Impregnable
Adjective - to be able to withstand attacks. Not able to penetrate or get through.
Connubial
Adjective - of or relating to the married state
Missile
Noun - an object being thrown
Larceny
Noun - the act of stealing something
Augment
Verb - to increase. The size of something.
Interlocutor
Noun - a person who takes Part in a conversation or dialogue
Obstinate(ly)
Adjective - stubbornly refusing to change ones opinion or chosen course of action despite attempts to persuade one to do so
Rivet(ed)
Noun - a short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, it’s headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place
Prodigious(ly)
Adjective - remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
Partial
Adjective - existing only in part, incomplete, has a like for.